title: The breast as a mirror of systemic diseases.
abstract: This paper reemphasizes that xeromammographic changes in the skin, parenchyma, and vascular structures of the breast may be manifestations of a host of systemic diseases. Xeromammographic examples of such diseases as congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, collagen vascular diseases, and endocrine diseases are presented and discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis; D003095:Collagen Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis; D003933:Diagnosis; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012877:Skin Manifestations; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014984:Xeromammography