ArticleGland surgery2020
Differential diagnosis of plasma cell mastitis and invasive ductal carcinoma using multiparametric MRI.
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- Massive breast fat necrosis with invasive breast cancer: A case report.Oncology letters · 2026Article
- Recent Advances in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Plasma Cell Mastitis.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
- Modified Nipple Correction Surgery Combined With Debridement for Refractory Nonpuerperal Mastitis: A Clinical Study.The breast journal · 2026Article
- Multimodal imaging pitfalls in differentiating unilateral plasma cell mastitis from breast cancer: a case description.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Immune imbalance and autoimmune mechanisms in plasma cell mastitis: current perspectives.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
- Bilateral plasma cell mastitis simulating breast cancer: a case report and literature review.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Review
- Incidental Finding of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma on Mastectomy in the Case of Lymphocytic Mastitis: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
- Combining contrast-enhanced ultrasound and blood cell analysis to improve diagnostic accuracy of plasma cell mastitis.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundEvaluate the potential of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the differential diagnosis of plasma cell mastitis (PCM) and invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC).
methodsA total of 465 female patients, including 197 PCM (42.4%) and 268 IDC (57.6%), were examined using breast MRI scanning using routine sequences, dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and MR spectroscopy (MRS). The MRI features of PCM and IDC lesions were analyzed and compared to the histological results.
resultsCompared to IDC, the PCM lesions were more frequent in the subareolar regions, hyperintense on T2WI (P<0.01) and showed an initial signal increase ≤90%, a persistent and plateau pattern of time-intensity curves, non-mass enhancement, multiple rim enhancements, central hyperintensity on DWI, a higher ADC value, and total choline (tCho) peak negative and tCho peak integral <29.95 AU (P<0.01). The following breast-associated findings were also observed frequently in PCM: Ipsilateral breast enlargement, nipple retraction, skin thickening, peripheral edema and axillary lymphadenopathy. However, no significant difference was observed between the two groups for the shape, border and adjacent vessel signs of the lesion.
conclusionsSome of the MRI features of PCM and IDC lesions were different. An integrated analysis of these multiparametric MRI features can thus assist in the differential diagnosis of PCM and IDC lesions.
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