OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the most frequent features of cystic breast lesions at ultrasound elastography, discussing the applicability of this method. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present casuistic included 150 patients referred for percutaneous breast biopsy of 175 lesions. Histologically diagnosed solid lesions (153 lesions) were excluded; lesions histologically diagnosed as cystic (22 lesions)...

When estrogens are injected into normal immature and castrated male or female animals growth of the duct system of the mammary gland is stimulated. During the past several years increasing evidence has accumulated indicating that this mammary hyperplasia is due not to a direct action of estrogen upon the mammary gland but instead to an increased rate of secretion of anterior pituitary hormones ...

Introduction: Inflammatory pathology accounts for 5-10% cases of benign breast lumps. FNAC is a quick, cheap and diagnostic procedure for inflammatory breast lesions. It helps in differentiating between benign and malignant lesions. The common etiologies causing inflammatory lesions are mastitis, abscess, fat necrosis, duct ectasia, mammary tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, idiopathic granulamatous ma...

AbstractEpidermal inclusion cysts are uncommon in the breast, but the consequences can besevere when these cysts occur in the breast parenchyma. Here, we report two suchcases. The patient in case 1 was an 37-year-old woman with a 3-cm palpable mass inthe right breast. Mammography revealed a round and smoothly outlined mass, whichindicated a benign tumor, and sonography showed an irregularly sha...

This study aimed to investigate the effects of oleic acid (OA), a monounsaturated fatty acid, on HC11 mammary epithelial cells proliferation and peripubertal mammary gland development and explore the underlying mechanisms. HC11 cells and C57BL/6J mice were treated with OA. HC11 proliferation, peripubertal mammary gland development, and the involvement of CD36 and PI3K/Akt were assessed. In vitr...

The case report described ultrasonographic and CT findings of a rare congenital bile duct ectasia in cat follow-up examinations for the assessment pathological process. Congenital intrahepatic ducts is hereditary disorder biliary tree dogs cats, with limited number published reports documenting this pathology. Complete ultrasound examination may facilitate differentiation from other conditions ...

We aimed (i) to determine differences in bacterial flora of teat duct and mammary gland of ewes before and after suckling, (ii) to evaluate factors potentially affecting those. We collected samples of teat duct material and mammary secretion from 11 ewes immediately before and after sucking by lambs, as well as 120 min later. We processed samples bacteriologically and compared changes in infect...

abstractepidermal inclusion cysts are uncommon in the breast, but the consequences can besevere when these cysts occur in the breast parenchyma. here, we report two suchcases. the patient in case 1 was an 37-year-old woman with a 3-cm palpable mass inthe right breast. mammography revealed a round and smoothly outlined mass, whichindicated a benign tumor, and sonography showed an irregularly sha...

The vitamin D(3) receptor (VDR) serves as a negative growth regulator during mammary gland development via suppression of branching morphogenesis during puberty and modulation of differentiation and apoptosis during pregnancy, lactation and involution. To assess the role of the VDR in the aging mammary gland, we utilized 12, 14, and 16 month old VDR knockout (KO) and wild type (WT) mice for ass...