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Department of Radiology

2012

Breast

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Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma Of Breast Presenting As Areolar Dermal Lesion, Gulnaz Shafqat, Shaista Khan, Khurram Minhas, Shaista Afzal May 2012

Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma Of Breast Presenting As Areolar Dermal Lesion, Gulnaz Shafqat, Shaista Khan, Khurram Minhas, Shaista Afzal

Department of Radiology

Infiltrating ductal carcinoma is the most common form of invasive breast cancer. It accounts for 80% of all types of breast cancer. We report an unusual presentation of histologically proven case of infiltrating ductal carcinoma of breast presented clinically as a small palpable areolar dermal lesion. Well defined hypoechoic cystic lesion in areolar dermis was present on ultrasound with a negative mammogram.