{"title":"Localized AL amyloidosis of the breast in a geriatric female","authors":"Nicholas Renton, Riddhi Amin, Nina L. Blachman","doi":"10.1111/ggi.14952","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Localized breast amyloidosis is often found incidentally on mammography or ultrasound, as amyloid deposits can be calcified and mimic malignancy. Although rare, breast amyloidosis should be considered a possible etiology of abnormal mammography findings in older women.\n <figure>\n <div><picture>\n <source></source></picture><p></p>\n </div>\n </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":12546,"journal":{"name":"Geriatrics & Gerontology International","volume":"24 9","pages":"982-983"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Geriatrics & Gerontology International","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ggi.14952","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Localized breast amyloidosis is often found incidentally on mammography or ultrasound, as amyloid deposits can be calcified and mimic malignancy. Although rare, breast amyloidosis should be considered a possible etiology of abnormal mammography findings in older women.
期刊介绍:
Geriatrics & Gerontology International is the official Journal of the Japan Geriatrics Society, reflecting the growing importance of the subject area in developed economies and their particular significance to a country like Japan with a large aging population. Geriatrics & Gerontology International is now an international publication with contributions from around the world and published four times per year.