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Breast cancer (CT)

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad , 23 Nov 2012
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad, 23 Sep 2022
Disclosures - updated 16 Jul 2022: Nothing to disclose

Updates to Case Attributes

Presentation was added:
Left breast palpable mass and swelling.
Body was changed:

This mass was pathologically confirmed to be aninvasive ductal carcinoma

Although CT is not a modality we usually think of when discussing the primary diagnosis of breast cancer, the breasts are imaged on all chest CTs and should be a region of review. 

  • -<p>This mass was pathologically confirmed to be an<strong> </strong><a title="Invasive ductal carcinoma" href="/articles/invasive-ductal-carcinoma">invasive ductal carcinoma</a>. </p><p>Although CT is not a modality we usually think of when discussing primary diagnosis of breast cancer, the breasts are imaged on all chest CTs and should be a region of review. </p>
  • +<p>This mass was pathologically confirmed to be an<strong> </strong><a href="/articles/invasive-ductal-carcinoma">invasive ductal carcinoma</a>. </p><p>Although CT is not a modality we usually think of when discussing the primary diagnosis of breast cancer, the breasts are imaged on all chest CTs and should be a region of review. </p>

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Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

AAn irregular mass is seen at the left breast is associated with increased dermal thickness.

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