Causes of breast edema (mnemonic)

Last revised by Dr Patrick J Rock ◉ on 13 May 2021

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Qureshi, P., Rock, P. Causes of breast edema (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 19 May 2022) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-47789

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-47789

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47789

Article created:

02 Sep 2016 by Dr Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi ◉

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10 times by 8 users - see full revision history

System:

Breast

Section:

Mnemonics

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cases

Synonyms:

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

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