A patient with bilateral microcalcifications on mammography

A 25-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with multiple palpable masses in both breasts. On mammography multiple, coarse, heterogeneous, microcalcificatons were seen. Histopathologic examination showed inflammation, fibrosis, fat necrosis and dystrophic microcalcifications. Bas...

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Published inNederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde Vol. 155; no. 49; p. A2624
Main Authors de Boer, Erwin, Stapper, Gerard
Format Journal Article
LanguageDutch
Published Netherlands 2011
Subjects
Adult
Breast Diseases - diagnosis
Breast Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis - diagnosis
Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - diagnosis
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - diagnostic imaging
Mammography
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Summary:A 25-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with multiple palpable masses in both breasts. On mammography multiple, coarse, heterogeneous, microcalcificatons were seen. Histopathologic examination showed inflammation, fibrosis, fat necrosis and dystrophic microcalcifications. Based on these findings the patient was diagnosed with lupus mastitis.
ISSN:0028-2162
1876-8784