MR Spectroscopy and Diffusion Weighted Imaging Findings of Primary Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma of the Breast: Two Case Reports.
10.13104/jksmrm.2014.18.2.176
- Author:
Sang Yu NAM
1
;
Eun Young YOO
;
Hye Young CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Gil Hospital, Gachon University School of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea. yey0227@gilhospital.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma;
Breast;
MR Spectroscopy;
Diffusion weighted imaging
- MeSH:
Adult;
Breast*;
Choline;
Diffusion*;
Female;
Humans;
Lymphoma;
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin*;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy*;
Mammography;
Middle Aged;
Rare Diseases;
Ultrasonography, Mammary
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
2014;18(2):176-181
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) of the breast is a very rare disease, and the mammographic and ultrasonographic findings of breast lymphoma are variable. There are several reports of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings in patients with breast lymphomas; however, few reports have described the findings observed on MR spectroscopy or the features of diffusion weighted (DW) imaging. The authors report the findings of classical MR imaging, MR spectroscopy and DW imaging of a 48-year-old woman and a 40-year-old woman with primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of breasts. Mammography and breast ultrasonography revealed a mass with circumscribed margin. The mass showed strong enhancement after contrast injection on MR imaging. DW imaging showed reduced diffusion and high-amplitude choline (Cho) peak at 3.22 ppm was detected by single voxel MR spectroscopy which was consistent with malignancy.
