Intramammary lymph node

Case contributed by Garth Kruger
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Routine screening mammogram.

Patient Data

Age: Adult
Gender: Female
mammography

Low density, well-defined small lesion overlying the pectoral muscle profile on the right MLO view. You can actually see the pectoral muscle profile through the lymph node. More nodes are seen higher up in the axillary tail.

Case Discussion

This is a typical intramammary lymph node. It has all the hallmarks of a node and further workup is not indicated.

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