Sarcoidosis of The Breasts - When Should It Be Considered? a Case Report.

Autor: Jaguś D; Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland., Yafimtsau I; Students' Research Association at the Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland., Mlosek RK; Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland., Jonczak L; Clinical Department of Allergology, Lung Diseases and Internal Diseases, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior, Warsaw, Poland., Roszkowska-Purska K; Department of Pathology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland., Dobruch-Sobczak K; 2nd Department of Radiology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of ultrasonography [J Ultrason] 2022 Apr 27; Vol. 22 (89), pp. 136-139. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 27 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.15557/JoU.2022.0022
Abstrakt: Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology. Given its complex clinical presentation, the disorder frequently causes diagnostic challenges. In most cases, the primary manifestation is in the lungs and mediastinum. Breast involvement as the primary manifestation of sarcoidosis is rare, accounting for less than 1% of cases. The authors present the case of a 44-year-old woman whose disease first manifested as multiple non-specific BIRADS 4 lesions in both breasts, accompanied by axillary lymphadenopathy, detected by ultrasound examination. The lesions were not visible on mammography. The course of the disease was clinically silent, with intermittent remissions, until the complete resolution of focal breast lesions on ultrasound after two years of follow-up. The paper presents an algorithm for the management of multifocal breast pathology with associated lymphadenopathy, which led to the prompt verification of sarcoidosis.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interest Authors do not report any financial or personal connections with other persons or organizations, which might negatively affect the contents of this publication and/or claim authorship rights to this publication.
(© 2022 Dominika Jaguś, Ivan Yafimtsau, Robert K. Mlosek, Luiza Jonczak, Katarzyna Roszkowska-Purska, Katarzyna Dobruch-Sobczak, published by Sciendo.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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