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(a) Craniocaudal and (b) mediolateral oblique mammogram views of the left breast demonstrating a round mass lesion in the upper outer quadrant and a pathological node in the axilla.
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Mammography revealed a large round mass in the superolateral quadrant of the left breast (Figure 1).
Ultrasound image of the hypoechoic mass in the left breast demonstrating posterior enhancement and increased vascularity.
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Ultrasound showed a heterogeneous mass with increased vascularity and discrete margins measuring 36 mm x 24 mm (Figure 2).
Axial post contrast computed tomography scan image at the level of the 12th rib demonstrating the destruction of the left rib with surrounding soft tissue mass.
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The patient then had a computed tomography (CT) scan from the base of the skull to the symphysis pubis, which showed a heterogeneously enhancing left breast mass, a left lower back mass infiltrating the iliocostalis and quadratus lumborum muscles with encasement and destruction of the 11th and 12th ribs (Figure 3) as well as a lytic lesion in the 11th thoracic vertebra.