Dystrophic breast calcifications in patients with collagen diseases.
We report the mammographic and ultrasonographic findings of characteristic dystrophic breast calcifications in three patients with collagen disease: The diagnoses were scleromyositis, dermatomyositis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. We regard the coarse, bizarre, lacy, and reticular patterns of breast calcifications seen on mammography and located in the subcutaneous fat layer on ultrasonography as characteristic findings for these patients.
Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.
Sun Mi
SM
Kim
Jeong Mi
JM
Park
Woo Kyung
WK
Moon
D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003095:Collagen Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary