Diabetic fibrous breast disease: a clinical entity that mimics cancer

Three typical cases of fibrous mastopathy associated with diabetes mellitus are described. The histological change is a connective-tissue overgrowth with vasculitis and some proliferation of duct epithelium. The clinical changes are indistinguishable by physical or radiographic findings from maligna...

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Published in:	European journal of surgical oncology Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 207 - 209
Main Authors:	Pluchinotta, A.M., Talenti, E., Lodovichetti, G., Tiso, E., Biral, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01-04-1995 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adult Associated diseases and complications benign diseases Biological and medical sciences breast Breast - pathology Breast Diseases - diagnosis Breast Diseases - etiology complications diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance diabetic mastopathy Diagnosis, Differential Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases) Endocrinopathies Female Fibrosis fibrous mastopathy Humans Medical sciences complications benign diseases diabetic mastopathy breast diabetes fibrous mastopathy Endocrinopathy Case study Human Mammary gland diseases Immunopathology Fibrocystic mastitis Insulin dependent diabetes Autoimmune disease Complication
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Summary:	Three typical cases of fibrous mastopathy associated with diabetes mellitus are described. The histological change is a connective-tissue overgrowth with vasculitis and some proliferation of duct epithelium. The clinical changes are indistinguishable by physical or radiographic findings from malignancy. In young patients with long-standing diabetes the presence of one of more suspicious clinical and imaging findings can suggest the presence of this lesion but a surgical biopsy or, at least, a close follow-up is required.
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ISSN:	0748-7983 1532-2157
DOI:	10.1016/S0748-7983(95)90699-1