title: Axillary lymphadenopathy as a first symptom of diabetic mastopathy.
abstract: Diabetic mastopathy is an unusual fibroinflammatory breast lesion that characteristically presents in premenopausal women with long-standing type 1 diabetes mellitus.Patients present with clinically suspicious breast masses or axillary lymph nodes with imaging characteristics indistinguishable from malignancy. Fine needle aspiration is often inadequate and a core biopsy should be performed. Excisional biopsy is not necessary, and annual follow-up is recommended. Recognition of diabetic mastopathy should lead to better care of patients with breast nodules or axillary masses who are diabetic, avoiding surgery for this benign condition.
authors.affiliation: UZA, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Wilrijkstraat 10, Edegem, Antwerp, 2650, Belgium.
authors.forename: Els
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Christiaensen
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jacquemyn
authors.forename: Inge
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Verslegers
authors.forename: Mireille
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Goethem
authors.forename: Veerle
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Van Marck