Diabetic Mastopathy: a Case Report

• Main Author: Francisco, C
• Publication Date: 2012
• Other Authors: Júlio, C, Fontes, AL, Silveira Reis, I, Fernandes, R, Valadares, S, Sereno, P
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Download full: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/1351
• topic: Neoplasias da Mama; Diabetes Mellitus I; MAC; Diagnóstico Diferencial; Doença Fibroquística da Mama; Ressonância Magnética; Síndrome; Ultrassonografia Mamária

Diabetic mastopathy (DMP) is an uncommon collection of clinical, radiological, and histological features, classically described in premenopausal women with long-term insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. This entity can mimic breast carcinoma, but, in the appropriate clinical and imaging setting, the diagnosis can be made by core biopsy, avoiding unnecessary surgeries. We report the case of a 34-year-old female, with a 12-year history of type 1 diabetes, who presented with bilateral breast lumps. Mammography, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging could not exclude the suspicion of malignancy, and a core biopsy was performed showing the typical histologic features of DMP. The literature is briefly reviewed.