Breast lipoma (and carcinoma)
Case contributed by:
Dr Roberto Schubert
Presentation:
Preoperative work-up for breast cancer in the upper right quadrant.
Patient Data:
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Race: Caucasian
From the case:
Breast lipoma (and carcinoma)
Modality:
MRI
Besides an enhancing 2 cm ductal invasive carcinoma with a small satellite nodule at its lower border, there is a large inferior smoothly marginated mass with homogeneous fat signal intensities, that does not enhance.
Case Discussion:
MRI is the most reliable method, not only to identify breast cancer, but also lipomas of the breast (apart from CT, which should be avoided in benign breast lesions for radiation protection).
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