Nancy Anne Resteghini DO, MS, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Sue A. MacMaster MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Rebecca Hultman DO, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

1. To review imaging presentations of commonly encountered breast infections in both healthy and immunocompromised women. Cases will include: subareolar abscess, infected sebaceous cyst, mastitis, fat necrosis, post-biopsy infection, and Filariasis. 2. To review imaging presentations of inflammatory breast conditions such as Granulomatous Mastitis, Breast Amyloidosis and Diabetic Mastopathy. 3. To present imaging features that are important for the radiologist to be able to identify to characterize infectious and inflammatory lesions. 4. To provide a multimodality pictorial review of pathologies of the infected or inflamed breast, while highlighting optimal imaging modalities.  

1. Overview of multimodality imaging appearance of common infectious and inflammatory breast pathologies. 2. Present imaging examples of infectious and inflammatory breast pathologies: Subareolar abscess, infected sebaceous cyst, cellulitis, mastitis, fat necrosis, post-biopsy infection and Filariasis Granulomatous Mastitis, Breast Amyloidosis and Diabetic Mastopathy 3. Review relevant clinicopathologic features and radiologic manifestations of each pathologic process. 4. Discuss the diagnostic value of each modality, and the importance of differentiating infection and inflammation from breast malignancy .  

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Resteghini, N, MacMaster, S, Hultman, R, When Cancer's Not the Answer: A Radiologic Review of Infectious and Inflammatory Breast Pathologies.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14002622.html