Extranodal Lymphoma of the Breast

Publication date: July 2016
Source:Radiologic Clinics of North America, Volume 54, Issue 4
Author(s): Brandi T. Nicholson, Rahat M. Bhatti, Leonard Glassman

Teaser

Extranodal lymphoma represents fewer than 0.5% of all breast malignancies. Secondary involvement of the breast with lymphoma is more common than primary breast lymphoma. The most common primary breast lymphoma is B-cell lymphoma. The initial imaging study of choice for a woman with a new breast mass is a diagnostic mammogram. In younger women ultrasound is more commonly the first imaging modality performed. Diagnosis is made from image-guided or physical examination–directed needle biopsy. Treatment is different from that for breast cancer, in that surgery is not the mainstay. Patients with breast lymphoma are treated primarily with chemotherapy and radiation.


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