Items tagged “breast”
94 results found
Case
Diffuse bony metastases from breast cancer
Published
14 Mar 2010
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X-ray
Article
Fibrocystic change (breast)
Fibrocystic change of the breast (also known as diffuse cystic mastopathy) is a benign alteration in the terminal ductal lobular unit of the breast with or without associated fibrosis. It is seen as a wide spectrum of altered morphology in the female breast from innocuous to those associated wit...
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Ultrasound evaluation of breast cysts
Ultrasound evaluation of breast cysts is the modality of choice. Obstruction of the ducts, often appearing as the result of epithelial hyperplastic processes or stromal fibrosis, or both processes lead to the formation of cysts, disabling the drainage of the terminal ducts of the lobules.
In al...
Case
Accessory axillary breasts and supernumerary nipple
Published
01 Apr 2010
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Ultrasound
Article
Breast hamartoma
Breast hamartomas, also known as fibroadenolipomas, are benign breast lesions. They are typified by a "breast within a breast" appearance on mammogram.
Epidemiology
They typically occur in women older than 35 years of age.
Clinical presentation
Breast hamartomas most commonly are asymptomat...
Case
Involuting fibroadenoma
Published
07 Feb 2011
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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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Intramammary lymph node
Published
13 Feb 2011
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Ultrasound
Mammography
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Sebaceous cyst - breast
Published
13 Feb 2011
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Mammography
Ultrasound
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Simple breast cyst
Published
13 Feb 2011
54% complete
Ultrasound
Article
Intramammary lymph nodes
The intramammary lymph nodes (IMLN) (a.k.a. intramammary nodes) are lymph nodes within the breast tissue. In breast imaging, they generally fall into BIRADS II lesions 7. They can be solitary or multiple. This article discusses normal (physiological) intramammary lymph nodes.
Epidemiology
Intr...
Case
Galactocoele
Published
17 Feb 2011
66% complete
Ultrasound
Article
Diabetic mastopathy
Diabetic mastopathy is a condition characterized by the presence of a benign tumor like breast masses in women with long-standing type 1 or type 2 insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The condition has also been reported in men.
Clinical presentation
Diabetic mastopathy manifests clinically as...
Case
Gynecomastia
Published
27 Feb 2011
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Mammography
Ultrasound
Case
Low weight effect on mammogram
Published
27 Feb 2011
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Mammography
Case
Mammographic halo
Published
27 Feb 2011
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Mammography
Ultrasound
Case
Dermatofibrosarcoma
Published
06 May 2011
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Ultrasound
Mammography
Article
Breast imaging-reporting and data system (BI-RADS) assessment category 2
BI-RADS 2 is a benign category in breast imaging reporting and data system. A finding placed in this category should have a 100% chance of being benign.
Examples of such lesions or findings include:
calcified fibroadenomas
multiple secretory calcifications
fat-containing lesions such as:
o...
Case
Sebaceous cyst of the breast
Published
14 Jul 2011
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Ultrasound
Case
Paget disease of the nipple
Published
18 Dec 2011
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MRI