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Table 1 Clinical and radiological findings of 20 patients with breast involvement of hematological malignancies

From: Breast involvement of hematological malignancies: imaging and clinical findings

Case

Age

Pathologic type

Primary/secondary lymphoma

Size (mm)

Sidea

Axillary LAP/skin thickening

MMG

US

MRI

1

83

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Primary

36

Lefta

+/+

NA

Irregular/non-circumscribed

Hypoechoic

Posterior enhancement

Vascularity: NA

NA

2

57

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Primary

11

Right

+/+

Oval-round

Circumscribed

Isodense

Oval-round/non-circumscribed

Hypoechoic

Posterior enhancement

Hypervascularity

NA

3

37

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Secondary

13

Bilateral

+/+

Asymmetric density

Isodense

Irregular/non-circumscribed

Hypoechoic

Posterior phenomena: −

Vascularity: NA

NA

4

47

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Secondary

160

Left

+/+

NA

Irregular/non-circumscribed

Heterogeneous

Posterior phenomena: −

Vascularity: NA

NA

5

57

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Secondary

47

Righta

+/−

Asymmetric density

Hyperdense

Oval-round/non-circumscribed

Heterogeneous c

Posterior enhancement

Vascularity: NA

Dynamic curve, 2

Diffusion restriction (ADC 0.542 × 10−3)

T2-hyperintense

6

67

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Primary

81

Righta

−/+

NA

Oval-round/circumscribed

Heterogeneous c

Posterior enhancement

Vascularity: NA

NA

7

65

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Secondary

22

Bilateral

+/+

Oval-round

Circumscribed

Hyperdense

Oval-round/circumscribed

Hypoechoic

Posterior phenomena: −

Hypervascularity

NA

8

62

Marginal zone lymphoma

Secondary

30

Lefta

−/−

Oval-round

Circumscribed

Isodense

Oval-round/circumscribed

Heterogeneous c

Posterior enhancement

Hypervascularity

NA

9

69

Marginal zone lymphoma

Secondary

14

Bilateral

+/−

Oval-round

Circumscribed

Hyperdense

Oval-round/circumscribed

Hypoechoic

Posterior enhancement

Hypervascularity

NA

10

77

Marginal zone lymphoma

Secondary

54

Lefta

+/−

NA

Irregular/non-circumscribed

Heterogeneous

Posterior enhancement

Vascularity: NA

NA

11

48

Marginal zone lymphoma

Primary

13

Righta

+/+

NA

Irregular/non-circumscribed

Hypoechoic

Posterior enhancement

Hypervascularity

NA

12

55

Marginal zone lymphoma

Secondary

32

Left

+/−

Irregular

Non-circumscribed

Hyperdense

Irregular/non-circumscribed

Hypoechoic

Posterior enhancement

Vascularity: NA

Dynamic curve, 2

Diffusion restriction (ADC 0.558 × 10−3)

T2-hyperintense

13

19

Granulocytic sarcoma

Primary

35

Left

−/−

NA

Oval-round/circumscribed

Heterogeneous c

Posterior enhancement

Hypervascularity

NA

14

50

Granulocytic sarcoma

Secondary

25

Left

−/+

NA

Irregular/non-circumscribed

Heterogeneous c

Posterior enhancement

Vascularity: NA

NA

15d

22

Granulocytic sarcoma

Secondary

47

Bilateral

+/+ b

Oval-round

Circumscribed

Hyperdense

Oval-round Circumscribed

Heterogeneous c

Posterior enhancement

Vascularity: NA

Dynamiccurve, 3

Diffusion restriction (ADC 0.403 × 10−3)

T2-hyperintense

16

21

Hodgkin lymphoma

Secondary

40

Bilateral

+/+

NA

Irregular/non-circumscribed

Heterogeneous c

Posterior phenomena: −

Vascularity: NA

NA

17

36

Hodgkin lymphoma

Secondary

60

Right

−/+

Irregular

Non-circumscribed

Hyperdense

Irregular/non-circumscribed

Heterogeneous

Posterior enhancement

Hypervascularity

NA

18

22

Precursor B lymphoblastic lymphoma

Secondary

42

Righta

−/−

NA

Irregular/non-circumscribed

Heterogeneous

Posterior enhancement

Hypervascularity

NA

19

36

Mycosis fungoides

Secondary

46

Righta

+/+b

NA

Irregular/non-circumscribed

Heterogeneous

Posterior phenomena: −

Hypervascularity

NA

20

58

Plasmacytoma

Secondary

9

Righta

+/−

Oval-round

Circumscribed

Hyperdense

Oval-round/Circumscribed

Hypoechoic

Vertical orientation

Posterior phenomena: −

Hypervascularity

Dynamic curve, 2

Diffusion restriction (ADC 0.840 × 10−3)

T2-hyperintense

  1. Abbreviations: LAP lymphadenopathy, US ultrasonography, MMG mammography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, NA not applicable, ADC apparent diffusion coefficient
  2. aShows single lesions within the left or right breast
  3. bSkin thickening is because of invasion by the mass
  4. cHeterogeneity is due to hyperechoic areas
  5. dThis patient has multiple lesions, some of which have an oval-round shape, circumscribed margins, and type 3 dynamic curve, while others show irregular shape, not-circumscribed margin, and type 2 dynamic curve