Open AccessAxillary lymphadenopathy as a first symptom of diabetic mastopathy
Author(s) -
Els Christiaensen,
Yves Jacquemyn,
I. Verslegers,
M. Van Goethem,
Veerle Van Marck
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.03.2009.1703
Subject(s) - medicine , axillary lymphadenopathy , malignancy , biopsy , diabetes mellitus , radiology , axillary lymph nodes , breast cancer , core biopsy , surgery , pathology , cancer , endocrinology
Diabetic mastopathy is an unusual fibroinflammatory breast lesion that characteristically presents in premenopausal women with long-standing type 1 diabetes mellitus.Patients present with clinically suspicious breast masses or axillary lymph nodes with imaging characteristics indistinguishable from malignancy. Fine needle aspiration is often inadequate and a core biopsy should be performed. Excisional biopsy is not necessary, and annual follow-up is recommended. Recognition of diabetic mastopathy should lead to better care of patients with breast nodules or axillary masses who are diabetic, avoiding surgery for this benign condition.