title: An abdominal muscular fold mimicking tumour.
abstract: Mass-like lesions and anatomical variations sometimes create challenges for diagnosis in both clinical and radiology practice. We present a "pseudomass" originating from the right abdominal wall in a 75-year-old patient with invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast. Age-related structural changes in the abdominal wall, as well as anatomical variations, should be kept in mind in order to establish the correct radiological diagnosis and to avoid unnecessary procedures.
authors.affiliation: Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, 58140 Sivas, Turkey. oztoprak@cumhuriyet.edu.tr
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oztoprak
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oztoprak
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gümüş
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eğilmez
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Erkoç
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed