DIABETIC MASTOPATHY IN AN ELDERLY WOMAN: A CASE REPORT

• Published in: FUKUSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 57 - 62
• Main Authors: TSUCHIYA, ATSUO, TSUNODA, RIKIYA, SEINO, KAGEYOSHI, AKUZAWA, KAZUO
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan THE FUKUSHIMA SOCIETY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE 01-06-2010
• Subjects: Aged; B-Lymphocytes - pathology; Breast Diseases - complications; Breast Diseases - diagnosis; Breast Diseases - pathology; breast neoplasm; Diabetes Complications - diagnosis; Diabetes Complications - pathology; diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; diabetic mastopathy; Female; Fibrosis; Humans
• ISSN: 0016-2590; 2185-4610
• DOI: 10.5387/fms.56.57

We report a case of diabetic mastopathy in an elderly woman with type II diabetes. The patient, a 66-year-old woman with a 6-year history of diabetes mellitus, has been received an oral diabetic agent. She noticed a lump in her right breast two months previously. Mammography of the breast showed a low density mass, but there was no microcalcification or architectural distortion. Ultrasonography of the lesion revealed a hypoechoic mass with a distinct margin. Fine needle aspiration cytology was performed but sufficient tissue was not obtained. However, a cluster of small epithelial cells with nucleus swelling and increased chromatin was demonstrated. Excisional biopsy was performed and diabetic mastopathy was demonstrated histologically.