Breast carcinoma in diabetic mastopathy 

Diabetic mastopathy, or diabetic fibrous breast disease is a well-characterised benign, fibro-inflammatory condition affecting women with insulin dependant diabetes. To date the relationship between this condition and breast carcinoma has been poorly reported. We describe a case of breast carcinoma arising within a diabetic fibrous breast lesion, in a renal transplant recipient

Reprinted from The Breast, October 2005, Vol 14, Issue 5: Simon P. Mackey, Sanjay Sinha, Jane Pusey, Yoon Chia and G.A.D. McPherson: "Breast carcinoma in diabetic mastopathy", Pages 392-398, Copyright 2005, with permission from Elsevier.