Case # 5
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35 year old female with high grade infiltrating ductal carcinoma in the opposite breast
| Sagittal
T2W |
Sagittal T2W FS |
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MRI: No mass
| Enhancement
curve |
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Enhancement: Irregular, asymmetric focus of progressive enhancement against the chest wall
| Subtraction |
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First post-enhancement phase
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Third post-enhancement phase
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Mammogram: no corresponding abnormality
Ultrasound: 6-mm hypoechoic area with slightly irregular borders
| Diagnosis: Non-proliferative fibrocystic mastopathy |
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| Although
progressive enhancement and lack of an MRI-identifiable mass were
reassuring for a benign process, a focal ultrasonographic abnormality
in that region warranted biopsy. |