Calcifications may be seen within intramammary or axillary lymph nodes on mammography. Differential considerations include:
- Granulomatous disease: Histoplasmosis, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis. Usually coarse calcifications
- Fat necrosis:
- Metastatic disease: Rare
- Tattoo pigments
- Gold deposit: From gold therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
- Breast cancer:
References
Dunkin J, Hong R, and Fisher P. Axillary lymph node gold deposits. ACR Case in Point. Monday, June 18, 2007.
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