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Diabetic mastopathy: A diagnostic challenge in breast sonography
Author(s) -
Moschetta Marco,
Telegrafo Michele,
Triggiani Vincenzo,
Rella Leonarda,
Cornacchia Ilaria,
Serio Gabriella,
Ianora Amato Antonio Stabile,
Angelelli Giuseppe
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22246
Subject(s) - medicine , mammography , radiology , diabetes mellitus , breast ultrasound , ultrasound , biopsy , incidence (geometry) , mammary gland , breast cancer , cancer , physics , optics , endocrinology
Purpose Our purpose was to retrospectively evaluate the incidence and morphologic features of diabetic mastopathy in a group of patients with diabetes, searching for specific sonographic characteristics of diabetic mastopathy. Methods One hundred twenty diabetic patients underwent breast clinical examination, mammography, and sonography. All detected breast lesions were confirmed histopathologically. Results Breast lesions were found in 11 of the 120 patients (9%), including two cases of invasive ductal carcinomas and nine cases of diabetic mastopathy. In seven of those nine cases (77%), diabetic mastopathy appeared as a hypoechoic solid mass with irregular margins, inhomogeneous echotexture, and marked posterior shadowing. In the other two cases (23%), it appeared as a mildly inhomogeneous, hypoechoic solid mass. Conclusions Diabetic mastopathy is a diagnostic challenge and needs to be suspected in all patients with diabetes mellitus. Imaging features are nonspecific and highly susggestive on breast sonography in most cases. Core‐needle biopsy confirmation remains mandatory for a definitive diagnosis. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound , 43 :113–117, 2015