Muscular variant presenting as an asymmetry on mammogram
Anatomic variants in chest wall musculature can pose a potential diagnostic dilemma when visible on a mammogram. A few variants have been commonly reported in the literature and can be confidently identified by appearance and location. We present a case of a pectoralis muscle variant, not previously...
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| description | Anatomic variants in chest wall musculature can pose a potential diagnostic dilemma when visible on a mammogram. A few variants have been commonly reported in the literature and can be confidently identified by appearance and location. We present a case of a pectoralis muscle variant, not previously described in radiology literature that presented as a unilateral asymmetry on a screening mammogram. This article reviews common imaging appearances of muscular variants seen mammographically and provides a diagnostic algorithm to avoid unnecessary workup or biopsy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-baeda2483b804ad2a1ded8cfccd94e502022-12-22T00:35:49ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332022-07-0117723702372Muscular variant presenting as an asymmetry on mammogramHaley Letter, MD0Santo Maimone, MD1Robert Maxwell, MD2Corresponding author.; Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224 USAMayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224 USAMayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224 USAAnatomic variants in chest wall musculature can pose a potential diagnostic dilemma when visible on a mammogram. A few variants have been commonly reported in the literature and can be confidently identified by appearance and location. We present a case of a pectoralis muscle variant, not previously described in radiology literature that presented as a unilateral asymmetry on a screening mammogram. This article reviews common imaging appearances of muscular variants seen mammographically and provides a diagnostic algorithm to avoid unnecessary workup or biopsy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043322002680MammogramAsymmetryMuscular variant |
| spellingShingle | Haley Letter, MD Santo Maimone, MD Robert Maxwell, MD Muscular variant presenting as an asymmetry on mammogram Radiology Case Reports Mammogram Asymmetry Muscular variant |
| title | Muscular variant presenting as an asymmetry on mammogram |
| title_full | Muscular variant presenting as an asymmetry on mammogram |
| title_fullStr | Muscular variant presenting as an asymmetry on mammogram |
| title_full_unstemmed | Muscular variant presenting as an asymmetry on mammogram |
| title_short | Muscular variant presenting as an asymmetry on mammogram |
| title_sort | muscular variant presenting as an asymmetry on mammogram |
| topic | Mammogram Asymmetry Muscular variant |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043322002680 |
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