J Korean Radiol Soc.  2005 Apr;52(4):285-287. 10.3348/jkrs.2005.52.4.285.

Ultrasonographic Findings of Weber-Christian Disease of the Breast: A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Korea. ywchang@hosp.sch.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Korea.

Abstract

Weber-Christian disease is a rare inflammatory disease of subcutaneous fat necrosis that may or may not involve systemic disease. We report the results of a breast sonograph of a case diagnosed as a form of an acute lobular panniculitis affecting the breasts and upper limbs.

Keyword

Acute lobular panniculitis; Ultrasonography; Breast

MeSH Terms

Breast*
Necrosis
Panniculitis
Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative*
Subcutaneous Fat
Ultrasonography
Upper Extremity
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