Diabetic Mastopathy. Review of Diagnostic Methods and Therapeutic Options

Diabetic mastopathy is a rare breast condition that may occur in insulin-treated men and women of any age. The etiology is still unclear; however, the autoimmunological background of the disease is highly suspected. The changes in diabetic mastopathy may mimic breast cancer; therefore, its diagnostic process is demanding, and treatment options are not clear and limited. Lesions in DM are usually multiple; therefore, surgical removal is not fully effective. A well-done anamnesis with core-needle biopsy is essential and definitive in most cases. In this review, we summarize up-to-date knowledge of diagnostic methods and therapeutic options for diabetic mastopathy treatment and present three cases of diabetic mastopathy-type lesions in ultrasound and radiological examinations.

Diabetic mastopathy

Diabetic mastopathy is used to describe the breast related complications of diabetes mellitus. It is a benign breast disease. Its accurate diagnosis in appropriate clinical and radiological setting shall avoid unnecessary surgical excision. Authors report a case of 25 years old female, a known case of Type 1 diabetes mellitus who presented with a rare finding of diabetic mastopathy.