Imaging features of rare mastitis

VernacularTitle:少见乳腺炎的影像学诊断
Author: Donglin LUO ; Juntao DING ; Ying JIA ; Yayuan WEN ; Jinping CHEN ; Yan XU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Mastitis; Sonography; Mammography; MRI
From: Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2010;04(5):327-330
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To summarise the imaging features of rare mastitis and explore the diagnostic value of ultrasound, mammography and MRI for rare mastitis. Methods The record of 24 patients diagnosed as rare mastitis in our hospital from Jan. 2000 to Jun. 2009 was reviewed, including clinical manifestations, pathological results, imaging diagnosis and diagnostic accurate rate. Results Of the 24 patients, 14 patients were ductal ectasia with chronic mastitis, 3 granulomatous mastitis, 6 chronic abscess and 1 mammary tuberculosis. 13 patients underwent ultrasonic scan, 12 patients underwent mammography and 3 patients underwent MRI, with the diagnostic accurate rate 77%, 25% and 100% respectively. Conclusions There are no special imaging manifestations for most rare mastitis, however, some differential characteristics still exist. MRI has a higher accuracy compared to ultrasound and mammography. The combination of multiple imaging methods can improve diagnostic accuracy.