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Diabetic mastopathy: a case report

2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 36; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.clinimag.2012.01.003

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Carla Francisco, Catarina Júlio, Ana Luísa Fontes, Inês Silveira Reis, Rosário Fernandes, Sara Valadares, Pedro Sereno,

Breast Implant and Reconstruction

Abstract Diabetic mastopathy (DMP) is an uncommon collection of clinical, radiological, and histological features, classically described in premenopausal women with long-term insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. This entity can mimic breast carcinoma, but, in the appropriate clinical and imaging setting, the diagnosis can be made by core biopsy, avoiding unnecessary surgeries. We report the case of a 34-year-old female, with a 12-year history of type 1 diabetes, who presented with bilateral breast lumps. Mammography, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging could not exclude the suspicion of malignancy, and a core biopsy was performed showing the typical histologic features of DMP. The literature is briefly reviewed.