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- Title
Painful Diabetic Mastopathy as a Reason for Mastectomy.
- Authors
Perret, Wendy L.; Malara, Frank A.; Hill, Prue A.; Cawson, Jennifer N.
- Abstract
A 34 year old woman with longstanding insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus experienced disabling bilateral breast pain and tenderness associated with the benign breast lesions of diabetic mastopathy. Diabetic mastopathy is typically associated with nontender lesions, however we present a case where disabling pain and tenderness lead to bilateral mastectomy, as requested by the patient. This relieved the patient of her symptoms.
- Subjects
DIABETES in women; BREAST tumors; FIBROCYSTIC breast disease; MASTECTOMY; BREAST surgery
- Publication
Breast Journal, 2006, Vol 12, Issue 6, p559
- ISSN
1075-122X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1524-4741.2006.00345.x