dRoper St. Francis Physician Partners Breast Surgery, Charleston, South Carolina; American College of Surgeons. eNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; American College of Physicians. fNew York University School of Medicine, New York, New York. gEmory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. hNew York University School of Medicine, New York, New York. iAlpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. jBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. kH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida. lWomen and Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. mMecklenburg Radiology Associates, Charlotte, North Carolina. nDonald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York. oPerelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. pPanel Chair, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. The American College of Radiology seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria through society representation on expert panels. Participation by representatives from collaborating societies on the expert panel does not necessarily imply individual or society endorsement of the final document. Reprint requests to: publications@acr.org Breast Imaging of Pregnant and Lactating Women Although PABC most commonly presents as a palpable mass, greater than 80% of palpable masses that are biopsied in pregnant and breastfeeding women are benign [10,25]. Benign palpable masses may be due to enlargement of pre-existing benign masses, such as fibroadenomas and hamartomas, or they may represent masses unique to pregnancy and lactation, such as lactating adenomas and galactoceles [9,13].
Breast Imaging of Pregnant and Lactating Women. dRoper St. Francis Physician Partners Breast Surgery, Charleston, South Carolina; American College of Surgeons. eNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; American College of Physicians. fNew York University School of Medicine, New York, New York. gEmory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. hNew York University School of Medicine, New York, New York. iAlpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. jBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. kH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida. lWomen and Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. mMecklenburg Radiology Associates, Charlotte, North Carolina. nDonald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York. oPerelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. pPanel Chair, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. The American College of Radiology seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria through society representation on expert panels. Participation by representatives from collaborating societies on the expert panel does not necessarily imply individual or society endorsement of the final document. Reprint requests to: publications@acr.org Breast Imaging of Pregnant and Lactating Women Although PABC most commonly presents as a palpable mass, greater than 80% of palpable masses that are biopsied in pregnant and breastfeeding women are benign [10,25]. Benign palpable masses may be due to enlargement of pre-existing benign masses, such as fibroadenomas and hamartomas, or they may represent masses unique to pregnancy and lactation, such as lactating adenomas and galactoceles [9,13].