1. Think of ink: Tattoo pigment masquerading as a breast mass.
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Chin, Sian, Cumper, Marissa, Thomas, Anitha, and Wylie, Elizabeth
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BREAST , *TATTOOING , *BREAST tumors , *LYMPH nodes , *PIGMENTS , *INK - Abstract
Summary: Migration of tattoo pigment to axillary lymph nodes mimicking calcifications is a recognized phenomenon, however, pigment in an intra‐mammary node masquerading as a breast mass is a rare complication of cosmetic tattoos. As the prevalence of tattooing increases among women presenting to Breastscreen, radiologists may expect to encounter this lesion mimicking a breast neoplasm. We present a 50‐year‐old female with extensive tattoos on her arms, chest wall and abdomen, recalled for a small calcified breast mass on her first screening mammogram. Tomosynthesis‐guided vacuum‐assisted biopsy demonstrated intra‐mammary lymph node with abundant tattoo pigment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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