Radial scar

Abstract

Radial scars attract interest due to its mammographic appearance and pathology. It is still unclear whether it is a benign or premalignant condition. This article reviews the clinical feature, pathology and its relation to malignancy.

A Case of Radial Scar: Findings of Mammography and MRI

“…The re's no cor re la ti on bet we en mam mog rap hi cal si ze and pal pa bi lity. 3 Re cently, the ra te of ra di al scar di ag no sis has in cre a sed. The re a son is in cre a sed ava i la bi lity of scre e ning mammog raphy in ves ti ga ti ons.…”

“…Mic ro cal ci fi ca ti ons may be de tec ted wit hin the le si on. 3 Ho we ver mic ro cal ci fi ca ti on was not pre sent in our ca se.…”

“…For dif fe ren ti al di ag no sis, pri ma rily fatty nec ro sis, post-sur gi cal scar and breast tu ber cu lo sis sho uld be con si de red. 3 Ho we ver, cancer is the most im por tant disease in the dif feren ti al di ag no sis.…”

“…The re is an in cre a sed po ten ti al for ma lig nancy, par ti cu larly after 50 ye ars of age and in le si ons gre a ter than 2 cm. 3 The most com mon can cer ob ser ved wit hin the ra di al scar tissu e is the lo bu lar car ci no ma in si tu. Ade nos qu amo us and tu bu lar car ci no mas may al so de ve lop.…”

“…Ade nos qu amo us and tu bu lar car ci no mas may al so de ve lop. 3 In ad di ti on, stu di es re port an in cre a sed risk of bre ast can cer in ca ses of ra di al scar. In de pen dent of the his to lo gi cal type, the bre ast can cer risk in cre a ses two fold in pa ti ents with ra di al scar.…”