Causes of breast edema (mnemonic)
Last revised by Patrick J Rock
on 13 May 2021
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Qureshi P, Rock P, Elfeky M, et al. Causes of breast edema (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 17 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-47789
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13 May 2021,
Patrick J Rock
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- VIRALS (mnemonic)
The causes of breast edema can be remembered using the mnemonic:
- VIRALS
Mnemonic
- V: venous obstruction
- I: inflammatory breast cancer
- R: radiotherapy
- A: abscess
- L: lymphatic obstruction
- S: surgery (recent), secondaries 2
References
- 1. Davies SG. Aids to radiological differential diagnosis. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2013 Nov 20.
- 2. Kwak JY, Kim EK, Chung SY, You JK, Oh KK, Lee YH, Kwon TH, Jung HK. Unilateral breast edema: spectrum of etiologies and imaging appearances. (2005) Yonsei medical journal. 46 (1): 1-7. doi:10.3349/ymj.2005.46.1.1 - Pubmed
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