作者
Nazimah A Mumin, Kartini Rahmat, Marlina TR Hamid, Wei Lin Ng, Wai Yee Chan, Xin Ying Cheah, Mee Hoong See, Cheng Har Yip
发表日期
2021/4/1
来源
Current Medical Imaging
卷号
17
期号
4
页码范围
552-558
出版商
Bentham Science Publishers
简介
Background
Primary breast angiosarcoma is a rare malignancy with non-specific clinical and radiological findings.
Case Report
A 30-year-old lady presented with left breast pain and lumpiness for over one year. She has had several breast ultrasounds (US) and was treated for acute mastitis and abscess. Subsequently, in view of the rapid growth of the lump and worsening pain, she was re-investigated with US, elastography, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and MRI. MRI raised the suspicion of angiosarcoma. The diagnosis was confirmed after biopsy and she underwent mastectomy.
Discussion
Literature review on imaging findings of breast angiosarcoma, especially on MRI, is discussed. MRI features showed heterogeneous low signal intensity on T1 and high signal intensity on T2. Dynamic contrast enhancement (DCE) features included either early enhancement with or without washout in the delayed phase …
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