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Think of ink: Tattoo pigment masquerading as a breast mass.
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Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology . Jun2024, Vol. 68 Issue 4, p424-426. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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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]
- Subjects :
- *BREAST
*TATTOOING
*BREAST tumors
*LYMPH nodes
*PIGMENTS
*INK
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17549477
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178161776
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.13659