title: Infiltrating ductal carcinoma of breast presenting as areolar dermal lesion.
abstract: Infiltrating ductal carcinoma is the most common form of invasive breast cancer. It accounts for 80% of all types of breast cancer. We report an unusual presentation of histologically proven case of infiltrating ductal carcinoma of breast presented clinically as a small palpable areolar dermal lesion. Well defined hypoechoic cystic lesion in areolar dermis was present on ultrasound with a negative mammogram.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. gulnaz.shafqat@aku.edu
authors.forename: Gulnaz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shafqat
authors.forename: Shaista
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Khurram
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minhas
authors.forename: Shaista
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Afzal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009558:Nipples / Q000473:pathology*; D010154:Pakistan; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome