Non-puerperal mastitis masking pre-existing breast malignancy: importance of follow-up imaging
| Autor: | An, Jin Kyung, Woo, Jeong Joo, Lee, Seung A |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Medical technology Percutaneous Erythema Case Report Inflammation Mastitis Breast malignancy Malignancy 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Diagnosis Parenchyma medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Breast skin and connective tissue diseases Ultrasonography business.industry medicine.disease lcsh:R855-855.5 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Radiology Breast neoplasms medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Ultrasonography, Vol 35, Iss 2, Pp 159-163 (2016) Ultrasonography |
| ISSN: | 2288-5943 2288-5919 |
| DOI: | 10.14366/usg.15024 |
| Popis: | Mastitis is an inflammatory condition of the breast with common symptoms of pain, swelling, erythema, warmth, and fever. Diagnosis of mastitis is easily made on the basis of typical symptoms and ultrasonographic findings, such as diffusely increased echogenicity of the parenchyma and subcutaneous fat, or skin thickening. However, when it occurs in women middle-aged or older, associated malignancy should be considered. In our cases, we detected irregular hypoechoic malignant masses after the disappearance of inflammatory changes. Therefore, when non-puerperal women have inflammatory signs on their breast, follow-up imaging should be performed. In particular, in the case of persistent or growing palpability after the recovery of breast inflammation, percutaneous core biopsy and short-term follow-up with ultrasonography should be considered to exclude the associated malignancy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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