Localized Amyloidosis of the Breast Mimicking Breast Cancer: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation
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Abstract
Amyloidosis localized to the breast is uncommon. It may present with nonspecific imaging characteristics including a suspicious mass with or without calcifications, calcifications alone, or even with features mimicking inflammatory carcinoma of the breast. Amyloidosis has also been described coexistent with primary carcinoma of the breast, further confounding the imaging spectrum. We describe a case of amyloidosis localized to the breast presenting as a new mass with imaging features highly suggestive of malignancy.
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COLETTI, M.D., Monette C. et al.
Localized Amyloidosis of the Breast Mimicking Breast Cancer: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation.
Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], n. 3, may 2015.
ISSN 2375-1924.
Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/89>. Date accessed: 15 dec. 2024.
Keywords
Localized Amyloidosis; Breast; Breast ultrasound; Mammography
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Case Reports
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2. Deolekar MV, Larsen J, Morris JA. Primary amyloid tumour of the breast: a case report. J Clin Pathol. 2002; 55(8):634-5.
3. Picken MM. Amyloidosis-where are we now and where are we heading? Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2010; 134(4):545-51.
4. Munson-Bernardi BD, DePersia LA. Amyloidosis of the breast coexisting with ductal carcinoma in situ. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006; 186(1):54-5.
5. Sabate JM, Clotet M, Torrubia S, et al. Localized amyloidosis of the breast associated with invasive lobular carcinoma. Br J Radiol. 2008; 81(970):e252-4.
6. Gluck BS, Cabrera J, Strauss B, et al. Amyloid deposition of the breast. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2000; 175(6):1590.
7. Fu K, Bassett LW. Mammographic findings of diffuse amyloidosis and carcinoma of the breast. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2001; 177(4):901-2.
8. Diaz-Bustamante T, Iribar M, Vilarrasa A, et al. Primary amyloidosis of the breast presenting solely as microcalcifications. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2001; 177(4):903-4.
9. Charlot M, Seldin DC, O'Hara C, et al. Localized amyloidosis of the breast: a case series. Amyloid. 2011; 18(2):72-5.
10. Huerter ME, Hammadeh R, Zhou Q, et al. Primary amyloidosis of the breast presenting as a solitary nodule: case report and review of the literature. Ochsner J. 2014; 14(2):282-6.
11. Rocken C, Kronsbein H, Sletten K, et al. Amyloidosis of the breast. Virchows Arch. 2002; 440(5):527-35.