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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Diffusion-weighted imaging is helpful in the accurate non-invasive diagnosis of breast abscess: correlation with necrotic breast cancer.

Cuiyan Wang, Mohammad Eghtedari, Wei Tse Yang, Basak Erguvan Dogan

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cuiyan WangDiagnostic Radiology, Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, Jinan, China.
Mohammad EghtedariDiagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Wei Tse YangDiagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Basak Erguvan DoganDiagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USSouthwestern Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical differentiation of atypical breast abscesses from necrotic tumour in premenopausal women is challenging and may delay appropriate therapy. In this case report, we present a 36-year-old woman with signs, symptoms and conventional imaging features of malignancy who underwent breast MRI. On diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), profoundly low apparent diffusion coefficient values were a distinguishing sign of breast abscess from necrotic breast cancer, and helped manage the patient conservatively. We present a companion case of necrotic breast tumour highlighting significant differences in DWI.

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AbscessAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteroides InfectionsBreast DiseasesBreast NeoplasmsDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMammographyNecrosisUltrasonographyAnti-Bacterial Agentsbreast cancercancer - see oncologyinfectious diseasesradiology

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PMID29572362
PMCPMC5878409
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