Chest CT of incidental breast lesions.
Chest computed tomography (CT) is routinely used for the evaluation of diseases of the chest involving the lung, mediastinum, pleura, chest wall, and diaphragm. Benign and malignant breast lesions are not uncommonly encountered incidentally on chest CT. The chest CT radiologist should be aware of the different breast pathologies and their CT appearances as some can be diagnosed by chest CT, whereas others, such as breast cancer, should not be overlooked. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to show various common and uncommon breast conditions encountered while interpreting chest CT scans in our daily practice.
Department of Radiology, Konkuk University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yinatur@kuh.ac.kr
Jeong Geun
JG
Yi
Seung Ja
SJ
Kim
Edith M
EM
Marom
Jeong Hee
JH
Park
Sung Il
SI
Jung
Min Woo
MW
Lee
D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007774:Lactation; D008297:Male; D016462:Mammaplasty; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*