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World J Radiol. Sep 28, 2025; 17(9): 110906
Published online Sep 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i9.110906
Published online Sep 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i9.110906
Table 2 Classification of male breast lesions on the basis of mammographic abnormalities (margins)
| Well circumscribed margins | Not well circumscribed (microlobulated/indistinct/spiculated obscured) | |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | Hematoma | Hematoma |
| Fat necrosis | Fat necrosis | |
| Epidermal inclusion cyst | ||
| Sebaceous cyst | ||
| Hemangioma | ||
| Venous or lymphatic malformation | ||
| Nipple areola complex and retroaerolar region | Nodular gynecomastia | Dendritic gynecomastia |
| Subareolar abscess | Subareolar abscess | |
| Fibroadenoma | Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia | |
| Papilloma | ||
| Parenchyma | Papillary carcinoma | Papillary carcinoma |
| Lymphoma | Invasive ductal carcinoma | |
| Lipoma | Invasive lobular carcinoma | |
| Diffuse involvement/multiple masses | Lymphoma | Pseudogynecomastia |
| Diffuse gynecomastia | ||
| Mastitis | ||
| Venous/Lymphatic malformation | ||
| Metastases |
- Citation: Singla V, Bhatia H, Garg D, Bal A, Sekar A. A compendium of male breast imaging: The road less traveled. World J Radiol 2025; 17(9): 110906
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8470/full/v17/i9/110906.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v17.i9.110906