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Endoscopic Bilateral Nipple-sparing Mastectomy via a Single Axillary Incision with Immediate Pre-pectoral Implant-based Breast Reconstruction
Published on: May 17, 2024
Case 285: Primary Breast Lymphoma.
Mona El Khoury1, Antonio Maietta1, Alphonse Tran1
1From the Departments of Radiology (M.E.K., I.T., L.L.), Pathology (A.M.), and Nuclear Medicine (A.T.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (CHUM), 1051 Rue Sanguinet, Montréal, QC, Canada H2X 3H4; and Department of Radiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Quebec, Canada (B.M.).
A rapidly developing breast mass in a young woman was evaluated. Imaging, including ultrasound, MRI, and FDG PET/CT, was used to assess the lesion.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Radiology
- Diagnostic Imaging
Background:
- A 25-year-old woman presented with a rapidly growing left breast mass.
- The mass was firm, located retroareolar and in the outer quadrant, without skin changes or palpable lymphadenopathy.
- No significant medical, surgical, obstetric, or family history was reported.
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