Breast Imaging - Pictorial Essay

Radiologic and histopathologic review of rare benign and malignant breast diseases

10.5152/dir.2017.16085

  • Emine Dağıstan
  • Betül Kızıldağ
  • Safiye Gürel
  • Yüksel Barut
  • Esra Paşaoğlu

Received Date: 06.04.2016 Accepted Date: 10.11.2016 Diagn Interv Radiol 2017;23(4):286-292

High social awareness of breast diseases and the rise in breast imaging facilities have led to an increase in the detection of even rare benign and malignant breast lesions. Breast lesions are associated with a broad spectrum of imaging characteristics, and each radiologic imaging technique reflects different characteristics of them. We aimed to increase familiarity of the radiologist with these uncommon lesions as well as correlate histopathologic findings with the radiologic imaging features of the tumors. Histopathologic examination is necessary in the evaluation of such breast lesions, particularly when radiologic images are not definitive for a specific diagnosis.