title: Bilateral breast cancer associated with diffuse scleroderma.
abstract: There is a strong evidence to suggest the association between breast cancer and diffuse scleroderma, though it is an infrequent occurrence. We describe the clinical and radiological findings in a patient who, over a period of 2 years, was diagnosed initially of diffuse scleroderma, next with right breast cancer and finally with left breast cancer. A review of the literature evidencing the relation between these two pathologies is provided. We suggest that special vigilance for tumoral pathology of the breast should be performed in patients with systemic scleroderma.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Vall d'Hebron General Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. vpineda@wanadoo.es
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pineda
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salvador
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soriano
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D045743:Scleroderma, Diffuse / Q000150:complications*