Granuloma

Researchers from University of California, Medical Department detail findings in granuloma

Published in Telemedicine Business Week, September 9th, 2009

"Granulomatous lobular mastitis is a rare chronic inflammatory disease that has clinical and radiologic findings similar to those of breast cancer. We performed a retrospective analysis of clinical, imaging, and treatment findings in 54 women diagnosed with granulomatous lobular mastitis between January 2000 and April 2008," scientists in the United States report.

"The imaging findings of granulomatous lobular mastitis overlap with those of malignancy. The most common presentation is a focal asymmetric density on mammography and an irregular hypoechoic mass with tubular extensions on ultrasound. Core biopsy is typically diagnostic," wrote L.J.H. Larsen and colleagues,...

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Source: Telemedicine Business Week (2009-09-09)

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