Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Breast: a Case Report with Imaging Findings.
10.3348/kjr.2009.10.5.515
- Author:
Seung Ja KIM
1
;
Woo Kyung MOON
;
Ji Hun KIM
;
Nariya CHO
;
Chung Min CHANG
Author Information
1. Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul 135-984, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Breast;
Inflammatory pseudotumor
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Breast Diseases/pathology/*radiography/*ultrasonography;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Granuloma, Plasma Cell/pathology/*radiography/*ultrasonography;
Humans;
Mammography;
Middle Aged;
Ultrasonography, Mammary
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2009;10(5):515-518
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Inflammatory pseudotumor, also known as inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor and plasma cell granuloma, is an uncommon low-grade lesion composed of spindle cells admixed with mature plasma cells and other inflammatory cells, such as histiocytes, lymphocytes, and eosinophils. Here, we describe the mammographic and ultrasonographic findings of a case of an inflammatory pseudotumor of the breast in a 60-year-old woman. With the suspicion of malignancy, core needle biopsy and surgical excision confirmed the mass as being an inflammatory pseudotumor of the breast.
