CT Findings of Axillary Tuberculosis Lymphadenitis: A Case Detected by Breast Cancer Screening Examination.
Hiroko ShojakuKyo NoguchiTetsuya KameiYasuko TanadaKouichi YoshidaYasuko AdachiKazuhiro MatsuiPublished in: Case reports in radiology (2016)
We report the first description of CT findings of axillary tuberculous lymphadenitis confirmed by the pathological specimen. The breast cancer screening examination is one of the prime methods of detection of axillary tuberculous lymphadenitis. The most common site of axillary tuberculous lymphadenitis is the deep axilla. Screening mammography often fails to cover the whole axilla. The presence on the contrast-enhanced CT of unilateral multiple circumscribed dense nodes, some of which have large and dotted calcifications, might suggest tuberculous lymphadenitis in axillary region.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- sentinel lymph node
- lymph node
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance imaging
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- computed tomography
- early stage
- magnetic resonance
- dual energy
- image quality
- diffusion weighted imaging
- ultrasound guided
- emergency department
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- locally advanced
- hiv aids
- real time pcr
- pet ct