Korean Journal of Radiology

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Imaging Features of Inflammatory Breast Disorders: A Pictorial Essay

  • Received : 2017.02.14
  • Accepted : 2017.07.18
  • Published : 2018.02.01
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Abstract

Inflammatory breast disorders include a wide array of underlying causes, ranging from common benign infection, non-infectious inflammation and inflammation resulting from underlying breast malignancy. Because it is at times difficult to distinguish mastitis and breast cancer based on clinical features, awareness of detailed imaging features may be helpful for better management of inflammatory breast disorders. Therefore, this pictorial essay intends to demonstrate radiologic findings of a variety of inflammatory breast disorders, using selected cases with mammography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance images.

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