title: [Transillumination of the breast].
abstract: The physical basis of the method, the procedure, the normal and pathological findings are described. On a series of 125 pathology cases observed, transillumination proved useful as a diagnostic aid in breast diseases.
mesh_terms: D000232:Adenofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001940:Breast / Q000293:injuries; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008413:Mastitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010212:Papilloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D014172:Transillumination
vernacular_title: La transilluminazione della mammella.