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Ultrasonic appearance of a case of mammary duct ectasia

Ultrasonic appearance of a case of mammary duct ectasia Luigi Matricardi, MD, and Roberta Lovati, M D Mammary duct ectasia is a common benign breast disease. It is also referred to as periductal mastitis, varicocele tumor, or granulomatous mastitis. It was first identified in 1923 by Bloodgood, who described it as a lesion with a “clinical picture of dilated ducts beneath the nipple frequently to be palped as a doughy worm-like mass.”’ About 30 years later, Haagensen used the phrase “mammary duct ectasia,” which at present is the most common name for the disease.’ The diagnosis of mammary ectasia in clinical practice is important to increase our so far limited knowledge of its etiology and pathogenes ~ s ,and ~ differentiate it from other benign ~ . to and malignant diseases that may resemble this lesion in its clinical and pathological picture. The diagnosis is often difficult due to the different clinical and pathological features with which it can be associated.1,3,4 According to recent autopsy reports, the disease occurs in 30%t o 40% of women more than 50 years of age.3 In clinical practice, however, it is often misdiagnosed, not being distinguished from other breast diseases, so it is difficult to assess its clinical frequency correctly. The http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Clinical Ultrasound Wiley

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Copyright © 1991 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0091-2751
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10.1002/jcu.1870190909
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Luigi Matricardi, MD, and Roberta Lovati, M D Mammary duct ectasia is a common benign breast disease. It is also referred to as periductal mastitis, varicocele tumor, or granulomatous mastitis. It was first identified in 1923 by Bloodgood, who described it as a lesion with a “clinical picture of dilated ducts beneath the nipple frequently to be palped as a doughy worm-like mass.”’ About 30 years later, Haagensen used the phrase “mammary duct ectasia,” which at present is the most common name for the disease.’ The diagnosis of mammary ectasia in clinical practice is important to increase our so far limited knowledge of its etiology and pathogenes ~ s ,and ~ differentiate it from other benign ~ . to and malignant diseases that may resemble this lesion in its clinical and pathological picture. The diagnosis is often difficult due to the different clinical and pathological features with which it can be associated.1,3,4 According to recent autopsy reports, the disease occurs in 30%t o 40% of women more than 50 years of age.3 In clinical practice, however, it is often misdiagnosed, not being distinguished from other breast diseases, so it is difficult to assess its clinical frequency correctly. The

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Journal of Clinical Ultrasound – Wiley

Published: Nov 1, 1991

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