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ArticleCase reports in radiology2026

Primary Breast Involvement in Erdheim-Chester Disease: A Rare Presentation.

Kerelus Morkos, Brielle Williams, Ian Simpson, Corinne Ooi, Brooke Sawyer

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5 authors.

Kerelus MorkosMonash Imaging, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia, monashhealth.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5450-7128
Brielle WilliamsBreast Surgery, Monash Health, Moorabbin, Australia, monashhealth.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5854-4818
Ian SimpsonMonash Pathology, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia, monashhealth.org.
Corinne OoiBreast Surgery, Monash Health, Moorabbin, Australia, monashhealth.org.
Brooke SawyerMonash Imaging, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia, monashhealth.org.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare multisystem histiocytic neoplasm. Breast manifestations of this condition are exceedingly rare with fewer than 20 cases reported in the literature. We present a case report of a 40-year-old female patient with a 5-year history of breast enlargement and pigmentation who was diagnosed with ECD involving the bones, retroperitoneum and breast, highlighting key imaging and pathologic features that led to the diagnosis. ECD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of infiltrative breast disease. Considering this differential diagnosis allows appropriate further assessment and management.

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breastbreast neoplasmsErdheim–Chester diseasemammography

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PMID42682985
PMCPMC13530398

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