Naslov
Non-Enhancing Malignant Lesions of the Breast: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Autori
Valkovic Zujic, Petra ; Solocki Matic, Tereza ; Klaric, Kristina ; Avirovic, Manuela

Izvornik
SSRN Electronic Journal (1556-5068) 5 (2022); 1-12

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
breast neoplasms, carcinoma, lobular, mammography, Magnetic resonance imaging

Sažetak
Due to the elusive nature of invasive lobular carcinoma, mammography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging have their limitations in early detection.A 67-year-old woman presented for mammography and found shrinkage of the right breast. Magnetic resonance imaging and contrast mammography showed no contrast uptake in the region in question.Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound were superior for detecting invasive lobular carcinoma, with a sensitivity of more than 90%. On ultrasound examination, invasive lobular carcinoma may occur only with posterior acoustic shadowing. Breast magnetic resonance imaging is commonly described as an irregular mass and less commonly as a non-mass enhancement. An additional advantage of magnetic resonance imaging is the higher detection rate of multifocal, multicentric, and contralateral breast lesions. The reason for no contrast enhancement in this particular tumour before neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by enhancement after neoadjuvant chemotherapy is most likely at the molecular and histologic level and requires further investigation in similar cases.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Integrativna bioetika (prirodne, tehničke, biomedicina i zdravstvo, biotehničke, društvene, humanističke znanosti), Biotehnologija u biomedicini (prirodno područje, biomedicina i zdravstvo, biotehničko područje)

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