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72-year-old man with breast carcinoma. Mediolateral oblique (MLO) mammogram of the right breast showing a 6mm retro-areolar rounded opacity (arrow) deep to the nipple.
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The mammogram demonstrated a 6mm opacity deep to the breast tissue in the retroareolar region (Fig. 1) that was not present on the mammogram from the previous year and was impalpable on examination.
72-year-old man with breast carcinoma. Axial, postcontrast, T1W fat-suppressed MRI image performed immediately after IV gadolinium administration, showing a circumscribed and avidly enhancing nodule in the right breast (arrow).
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T1-weighted images and increased signal intensity on the STIR images. The lesion demonstrated a malignant-type enhancement curve after administration of IV gadolinium, with avid early enhancement and rapid washout (Fig. 2).
72-year-old man with breast carcinoma. Focused ultrasound of the right breast confirms an ill-defined and isoechoic nodule deep to the right nipple, correlating with the lesion seen on previous imaging (arrow).
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A repeat ultrasound confirmed the anatomical location of the lesion and demonstrated a isoechoic solid nodule that correlated with the lesion seen on MRI (Fig. 3).