Primary Systemic Amyloidosis Presenting as Swollen Dense Breast: A Case Report.

Lee,  Byung Hoon; Kim,  Mi Young; Kim,  Su Young; Hwang,  Yoon Joon; Han,  Yoon Hee; Seo,  Jung Wook; Kim,  Yong Hoon; Cha,  Soon Joo; Hur,  Gham; Joo,  Mee

Journal of Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 2006;25(1): 31-34.

Byung Hoon Lee, Mi Young Kim, Su Young Kim, Yoon Joon Hwang, Yoon Hee Han, Jung Wook Seo, Yong Hoon Kim, Soon Joo Cha, Gham Hur, Mee Joo

¹Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, Korea. hoonbeer@hanmail.net
²Department of Pathology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, Korea.

Published online: March 1, 2006.

ABSTRACT

Breast involvement of primary systemic amyloidosis is rare. This is a rare case of breast amyloidosis presenting as a diffuse infiltrative lesion. We present the mammographic, ultrasound, and MR findings of a systemic primary amyloidosis involving the breast with diffuse infiltrative pattern.

Keywords: Breast; Amyloidosis; Ultrasound, MR

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