Highlights
- •The tent sign is a characteristic mammographic sign which is indicative of an underlying carcinoma.
- •We present the case of a 50 year-old female who presented on screening mammogram with a tent sign.
- •Additional diagnostic imaging and subsequent biopsy of the underlying mass yielded invasive carcinoma.
Abstract
The tent sign is a subtle mammographic finding that is not well delineated in current
literature. It refers to localized retraction of the breast parenchyma causing a characteristic
inverted “V” shape, or tent sign. It can often be the only indication that an underlying
malignancy exists. We present the case of a 50 year-old female who presented on screening
mammogram with a tent sign with pathology yielding invasive carcinoma.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: December 01, 2020
Accepted:
July 27,
2020
Received in revised form:
July 3,
2020
Received:
May 29,
2020
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