[Radiological and telethermographic diagnosis of breast lymphomas (28 cases)]

Twenty eight patients with histologically proven primary or secondary malignant lymphoma of the breast were evaluated by mammography and telethermography between 1968 and 1980 at Istituto Nazionale Tumori of Milan. This histological type is rather unusual and poor is the radiological literature on the matter. The roentgenographic findings showed especially isolate nodes with clear-cut or irregular outline, multiple displasic lesions or diffuse inflammatory-like disease. Because of such a variety of radiological matters, diagnosis is often uncertain. No significant difference between primary or metastatic disease was seen in radiological patterns of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. In the three cases of Hodgkin's lymphoma radiological findings suggested inflammatory disease. Telethermography was usefully associated showing, in the majority of cases, high hyperthermia also in "benign" mammographic patterns.