http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2008/10/Cases/Radiological-Case--Metaplastic-ductal-carcinoma-of-the-breast.aspx<p><em>Prepared by <strong>David T. Boyd, MD, Pouneh Razavi, MD,</strong> and <strong>Erini Makariou, MD,</strong> Department of Radiology, <strong>Pedro Debrito, MD,</strong> Department of Pathology, and <strong>Shawna C. Willey, MD,</strong> Department of Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.</em></p> <p><strong>CASE SUMMARY</strong></p> <p>A 48-year-old Hispanic woman with no significant medical history presented with a rapidly enlarging, palpable, painful left breast mass. On examination, the breast mass was located centrally, measured approximately 10x9 cm, and was tender to palpation. The nipple was flattened and hyperpigmented (Figure 1). There was no palpable axillary, cervical, or supraclavicular lymphadenopathy.</p>Friday, 17 Oct 2008 13:59:42 GMT