Fig. 15.

Examples of breast edema with skin thickening are presented.

A. 45-year-old female patient who had diagnosed inflammatory breast cancer in right breast are shown. Mammography of right breast shows mass with indistinct margin, irregular shape and hyperdensity (circle). In addition, there is prominent metastatic lymph node located in right axilla (arrow).

B. 49-year-old female patient who had radiation-induced breast edema associated with previous radiation therapy are shown. Mammography shows diffuse skin and trabecular thickening without definite mass lesion.