Waldenstrøm's macroglobulinaemia of the breast detected by colour Doppler ultrasound

Waldenstrøm's macroglobulinaemia (lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma) is a low grade B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The majority of patients present with advanced disease. Lymphoma of the breast is rare and usually arises as part of a disseminated disease process. A case of disseminated Waldenstr...

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Published inBritish journal of radiology Vol. 72; no. 853; p. 82
Main Authors Lamb, P M, Perry, N M, Mulele, C K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.01.1999
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Radiography
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Waldenstrøm's macroglobulinaemia (lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma) is a low grade B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The majority of patients present with advanced disease. Lymphoma of the breast is rare and usually arises as part of a disseminated disease process. A case of disseminated Waldenstrøm's macroglobulinaemia is reported in which the breast was involved. The findings using standard mammographic and ultrasound techniques were non-specific and only when colour Doppler examination was performed could an abnormality be detected.
ISSN:0007-1285
DOI:10.1259/bjr.72.853.10341695