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Breast hamartoma
Published
17 Jun 2023
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Mammography
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Hydatid cyst of breast
Published
21 Jul 2023
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Ultrasound
Article
Angiosarcoma of breast
Breast angiosarcomas are a rare vascular breast malignancy.
Epidemiology
As primary tumors of the breast, they account for ~0.04% 2 of all breast cancers and tend to occur in younger women, in their 3rd to 4th decades.
Secondary angiosarcoma, related to prior therapy of breast cancer, has an ...
Article
Breast imaging-reporting and data system (BI-RADS)
BI-RADS (Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System) is a risk assessment and quality assurance tool developed by American College of Radiology that provides a widely accepted lexicon and reporting schema for imaging of the breast. It applies to mammography, ultrasound, and MRI. This article refle...
Case
Pseudogynecomastia
Published
12 Feb 2019
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Ultrasound
Mammography
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Intramammary lymph node
Published
07 Feb 2011
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Mammography
Ultrasound
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Changing left mammogram
Published
12 Jul 2013
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Mammography
Ultrasound
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Nevoid hyperkeratosis of the nipple and the areola
Nevoid hyperkeratosis of the nipple and the areola (NHNA) is a rare, idiopathic, and benign dermatological condition of the nipple and areola.
Epidemiology
Most often seen in females of reproductive age, especially during the 2nd and 3rd decades of life. Less than 70 cases have been reported t...
Article
Synchronous breast cancer
Synchronous breast cancers are two (or more) primary breast cancers that occur in either breast at the same time.
Epidemiology
Up to 10% of all breast cancers may be synchronous (particularly found with the use of breast MRI). The occurrence of bilaterality is greatest with invasive lobular c...
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Montgomery tubercles
Montgomery tubercles are the openings of Montgomery glands on the skin surface.
Gross anatomy
They are about 1-2 mm papules on the skin surface located on the skin of the nipple and areola.
These tubercles become prominent during stimulation and pregnancy
Etymology
They are named after Wi...
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the breast is a rare subtype of breast cancer.
Epidemiology
They account for only 0.1-0.4% of all breast cancers.
Pathology
The tumor demonstrates a strikingly characteristic microscopic pattern similar to that of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary gla...
Case
Breast cancer and extreme obesity
Published
30 Oct 2011
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CT
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Breast density
Breast density refers to the amount of fibroglandular tissue in a breast relative to fat. It can significantly vary between individuals and within individuals over a lifetime.
Classification
There are four descriptors for breast density on mammography in the 5th edition of BI-RADS 1,2:
a: the...
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Apocrine metaplasia of the breast
Apocrine metaplasia of the breast is a benign breast condition and is sometimes considered part of or associated with fibrocystic change. It is a common finding in the female breast, particularly after the age of 25, and many regard it as a normal component of the breast.
Epidemiology
Seen mos...
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Metachronous breast cancer
Metachronous breast cancers are two breast cancers that occur in either breast in two different time periods.
Treatment and prognosis
The survival rate of women with metachronous breast cancers diagnosed within two years of the original primary is worse than those with unilateral disease 4.
Case
Breast cancer response patterns during neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Published
28 Apr 2021
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Diagram
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Skull metastases with dural extension
Published
25 Apr 2012
62% complete
MRI
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Technique of masking
Masking is very important when viewing mammograms, especially with high-density breasts. It helps the adaptation of the eye to the luminance of the mammograms on the view box.
The technique of masking allows the comparative study of small areas of both breasts and is a feature of motorised view...
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Frontal oblique approach mammography
Background
Mammographic technique is very important to obtain diagnostic mammograms, to reduce the number of false negatives and to increase the sensitivity of the procedure. As widely noted in literature, most breast pathology occurs in the upper outer quadrant and is very important that this ...
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Digital breast tomosynthesis
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is an imaging technique that allows a volumetric reconstruction of the whole breast from a finite number of low-dose two-dimensional projections obtained by different X-ray tube angles, with a geometric principle very similar to that applied in stratigraphic te...
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