An architectural distortions on a mammogram is basically a disruption of the normal ‘ random ‘ pattern of curvilinear and fine linear radiopaque structures normally seen on a breast X-ray. There is no visible mass, but the distortion often appears as a ‘ stellate ‘ shape or with radiating speculations.he number of those women in which the architectural distortion would actually represent invasive breast cancer is very low, perhaps 5%-7% of the 4% with architectural distortion, which becomes a very small number.