Amyloid deposition of the breast in primary Sjögren syndrome.
We report amyloid deposition in the breast presenting as suspicious microcalcifications on screening mammography. Stereotactic mammotome biopsy provided the diagnosis. The history of the patient revealed primary Sjögren syndrome. The combination of amyloid deposition in the breast and Sjögren's syndrome has only rarely been reported.
Kersemans
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Dept of Radiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
Van Ongeval
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Van Steen
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Drijkoningen
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D000682:Amyloid / Q000032:analysis; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001706:Biopsy; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary
D000682:Amyloid