Much ‘tattoo’ about nothing; Tattoo pigment mimicking breast microcalcifications on mammography

Mimics of calcifications on mammography are not uncommon and result in additional investigations that can cause patient anxiety. We describe the case of a 63 year old male who underwent further investigation of calcifications in the superior right breast. Additional imaging and patient examination r...

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Published in:Radiology case reports 2021-07, Vol.16 (7), p.1833-1835
Main Authors: Heaney, Roisin M., Sweeney, Laura, Smith, Clare, O'Brien, Angela
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
Digital breast tomosynthesis
Mammogram artefacts
Microcalcifications
Tattoo pigment
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Summary:Mimics of calcifications on mammography are not uncommon and result in additional investigations that can cause patient anxiety. We describe the case of a 63 year old male who underwent further investigation of calcifications in the superior right breast. Additional imaging and patient examination revealed that the calcifications were located in a color tattoo overlying the medial right pectoralis muscle and actually represented the radio-opaque metallic compounds found in tattoo pigment.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2021.04.044