Anatomical-radiological correlations: architectural distortions

B Boyer; E Russ

doi:10.1016/j.diii.2014.01.003

Anatomical-radiological correlations: architectural distortions

Diagn Interv Imaging. 2014 Feb;95(2):134-40. doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2014.01.003. Epub 2014 Feb 12.

Authors

B Boyer¹, E Russ²

Affiliations

¹ Medical Imaging Centre, 6, place d'Italie, 75013 Paris, France; Gustave Roussy Institute, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Pathology Consulting Rooms, 19, rue de Passy, 75016 Paris, France.

PMID: 24529951
DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2014.01.003

Abstract

Architectural distortions consist of convergence areas and local retractions at the border of the gland. The authors examine the semiologic features of the distortions and their different causes, together with their pathological anatomy correlations. The predominant benign causes are the proliferative Aschoff body and the main malignant cause is infiltrating lobular carcinoma.

Keywords: Aschoff; Breast; Distortions; Lobular carcinoma.

MeSH terms

Breast Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Breast Diseases / pathology*
Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Female
Humans
Mammography*