Breast Cancer Arising Adjacent to an Involuting Fibroadenoma: Serial Changes in Radiologic Features / 한국유방암학회지
Journal of Breast Cancer
;
: 291-295, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-155594
ABSTRACT
Fibroadenoma is a common benign breast lesion and its malignant transformation is rare. There have been several case reports and studies that retrospectively reviewed breast cancers that arose within fibroadenomas; however, none of these studies reported serial changes in radiologic features of the cancer, including findings from mammography and ultrasound (US). We report a case of breast cancer arising adjacent to an involuting fibro adenoma in a 39-year-old woman who was undergoing serial follow-up after her fibroadenoma was diagnosed. Seven years after her diagnosis, the lesion showed evidence of coarse calcifications, a typical sign of involution. Four years later, US revealed a newly developed hypoechoic lesion with irregular margins and peripherally located calcifications adjacent to the fibroadenoma. A core biopsy was performed, and histopathological examination resulted in a diagnosis of invasive ductal carcinoma. When new suspicious features are observed in a fibroadenoma, radiologists should raise the concern for breast cancer and proceed with diagnosis and treatment accordingly.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Biopsy
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Breast
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Breast Neoplasms
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Mammography
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Adenoma
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Ultrasonography
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Fibroadenoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Breast Cancer
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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