Lymphocytic mastopathy mimicking breast malignancy: a case report.
Lymphocytic mastopathy affects both young and middle-aged women and is frequently associated with autoimmune diseases. Diagnosis is done by associating clinical (breast tissue thickening or hardened breast lump), radiological (increased breast density, presence of mass and calcifications), sonographic (nodule with posterior acoustic shadowing), histopathological (fibrosis and lymphocytic infiltrate) and immunohistochemical findings. Lymphocytic mastopathy is a benign entity that may mimic carcinoma. The authors report the case of a patient with lymphocytic mastopathy.
Trainee in Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis at Instituto de Pós-Graduação Médica Carlos Chagas (IPGMCC), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Gabriela Couto Possati
GC
Campos
PhD, Assistant Professor, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Radiologist, Instituto Fernandes Figueira (IFF), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Melissa Vieira Koch E
MV
Castro
PhD, MD, Unit of Mastology and Gynecology Clinic, Instituto Fernandes Figueira (IFF), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Viviane Ferreira Esteves
VF
de Mattos
Master, MD, Mastologist, Instituto Fernandes Figueira (IFF), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Laura Zaiden Ferreira E
LZ
Pinto
PhD, Head of Radiology Service, Instituto Fernandes Figueira (IFF), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Marcia Cristina Bastos
MC
Boechat
PhD, Full Professor, Course of Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis, Instituto de Pós-Graduação Médica Carlos Chagas (IPGMCC), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Alair Augusto Sarmet Moreira Damas
AA
Dos Santos
Benign breast tumors; Breast cancer; Lymphocytic mastopathy