Items tagged “breast”
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Chassaignac bursa
Chassaignac bursa (also known as the retromammary bursa, submammary serous bursa or occasionally Chassaignac bag) is the space behind the breast, lying between the pectoralis fascia posteriorly and deep layer of superficial fascia anteriorly.
It contains loose connective tissue and aids in mobi...
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Needle in the breast
Published
26 Feb 2012
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Mammography
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Breast within a breast sign
The breast within a breast sign refers to the common mammographic appearance of breast hamartomas (fibroadenolipomas). Since these benign lesions are well-circumscribed and contain a mixture of fibrous, glandular and fatty tissue (just like normal breast), it is not surprising that they appear v...
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Invasive lobular breast carcinoma
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22 Sep 2012
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Ultrasound
Mammography
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Invasive ductal breast carcinoma on CT
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13 Mar 2013
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CT
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Diffuse bony metastases from breast cancer
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07 Jun 2013
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CT
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Breast nevus
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30 Aug 2013
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Mammography
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Developing carcinoma left breast
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02 Nov 2013
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Mammography
Ultrasound
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Amastia
Amastia is a rare congenital condition characterized by the absence of breast tissue, nipple and areola. This may occur unilaterally or bilaterally.
Pathology
During embryological development, breasts first appear as ectoderm ridges during the 6th week of gestation. This ridge grows thicker an...
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Breast hypoplasia
Breast hypoplasia is a condition which is characterized by underdevelopment of the breast. Breast hypoplasia can be congenital or acquired.
Pathology
Congenital hypoplasia
Associations include:
ulnar-mammary syndrome
Poland syndrome
Turner syndrome
congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Acquired...
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Amazia
Amazia is a rare congenital condition defined by the absence of breast tissue (glandular parenchyma in either one or both of the breasts) and a normal nipple and areola complex. However, the most common etiology of amazia is iatrogenic; biopsy of the developing breast and the use of radiation th...
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Breast
The breast is an apocrine gland found in both males and females. However, in females, it has a specific function - the production of milk for neonatal nutrition and immune function.
Gross anatomy
The breast has an inhomogeneous structure that is predominantly composed of adipose tissue and gla...
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Montgomery glands
Montgomery glands are large sebaceous glands in the breast, representing a transition between a mammary gland and a sweat gland.
Gross anatomy
Located within the nipple-areolar complex, Montgomery glands open onto the skin surface via protrusions on the skin known as Montgomery tubercles. They...
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Aberrations in the normal development and involution of the breast
Aberrations in the Normal Development and Involution (ANDI) of the breast is an overarching term used to describe a wide spectrum of benign breast disease. As the name suggests, it is based on the theory that most of the encountered benign breast disorders are aberrations in the normal developme...
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Popcorn calcification within the breast
Popcorn calcification in the breast is the classical description for the calcification seen in involuting fibroadenomas which, as the name suggests, has a popcorn-like appearance.
Pathology
A fibroadenoma in the long run may degenerate and calcify. Initially, there are a few punctate peripher...
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Large rod like breast calcification
Large rod like calcifications are benign calcifications seen within ectatic ducts.
Pathology
Associations
plasma cell mastitis
Radiographic features
>1 mm in diameter
may have lucent centers (if calcium is only in walls of ducts)
branching pattern may be seen
radiation towards the nipple...
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Breast calcifications (an approach)
An approach to breast calcifications in terms of imaging evaluation and biopsy aims to distinguish benign from malignant etiologies. This article overviews a general approach to the evaluation of breast calcifications. The types and descriptors of calcifications are detailed separately: breast c...
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Eggshell calcification (breast)
Eggshell calcifications in the breast are benign peripheral rim-like calcifications.
Pathology
They are typically secondary to fat necrosis or calcification of oil cysts.
Radiographic features
thin rim-like calcification (<1 mm in thickness)
lucent centers
small to several centimeters in d...
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Pseudocalcifications in the breast
Pseudocalcifications and artifacts in the breast include
gold deposits in lymph nodes from intramuscular gold therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
adhesive tape
deodorant
film-screen artifacts
They should be differentiated from parenchymal calcification. Precautions to be taken are t...
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Gestational and secretory hyperplasia
Gestational and secretory hyperplasia are pregnancy and lactation related physiological changes occurring in breast tissues.
Pathology
The normal physiology of pregnancy causes a lobular enlargement of terminal duct lobular units along with formation of new ones during the second month of gest...