Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy (Aug 2021)

Screening a Solitary Dilated Duct in the Breast: A Pictorial Essay

  • Ayres VJ,
  • Ramalho LC,
  • Wludarski SCL,
  • Fleury EDFC

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 13
pp. 505 – 512

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Veronica Jorge Ayres,1 Luciana Costa Ramalho,1 Sheila Cristina Lordelo Wludarski,2 Eduardo de Faria Castro Fleury1 1Department of Radiology of Instituto Brasileiro do Controle do Câncer, São Paulo, SP, 03102-002, Brazil; 2Department of Pathology of Instituto Hermes Pardini SA, Belo Horizonte, MG, BrazilCorrespondence: Veronica Jorge AyresInstituto Brasileiro do Controle do Câncer, Av Alcântara Machado, 2576, São Paulo, 03102-002, SP, BrazilTel + 55 11 3474-4222Email [email protected]: A solitary dilated duct visualized by mammography is a rare event. According to the latest edition of BI-RADS® it is classified as category 4. This series of cases shows complementary ultrasound of a solitary dilated duct can reduce false-positive results on mammography.Keywords: breast, duct, mammography, ultrasound

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