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Male breast carcinoma and the use of MRI

MRI is well established in the diagnosis of female breast cancer, with an important role as a problem-solving tool in the postoperative breast and in implant evaluation. Little in the literature mentions the use of MRI in male breast cancer, with there is no clear role for its use at present. We pre...

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Autores principales: Shaw, Aidan, Smith, Ben, Howlett, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27307904
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v6i3.455
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description MRI is well established in the diagnosis of female breast cancer, with an important role as a problem-solving tool in the postoperative breast and in implant evaluation. Little in the literature mentions the use of MRI in male breast cancer, with there is no clear role for its use at present. We present an unusual case of bilateral male breast carcinoma and demonstrate a similar enhancement pattern to that described in female breast cancer; we also suggest other potential applications of MRI for the male breast.
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spelling pubmed-49000992016-06-15 Male breast carcinoma and the use of MRI Shaw, Aidan Smith, Ben Howlett, David Radiol Case Rep Article MRI is well established in the diagnosis of female breast cancer, with an important role as a problem-solving tool in the postoperative breast and in implant evaluation. Little in the literature mentions the use of MRI in male breast cancer, with there is no clear role for its use at present. We present an unusual case of bilateral male breast carcinoma and demonstrate a similar enhancement pattern to that described in female breast cancer; we also suggest other potential applications of MRI for the male breast. Elsevier 2015-11-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4900099/ /pubmed/27307904 http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v6i3.455 Text en © 2011 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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