Breast cancer only detected by thermography

A case report

Abstract

A case of breast cancer that was only detected by contact thermography is presented. The 50-year-old patient had no distinct breast tumor and had only multiple indurations of the left breast. Mammography revealed no tumor. However, thermography showed a prominent pattern of abnormal hyperthermic vessels and a hyperthermic region in the upper inner quadrant of the breast. Biopsy of this region revealed an invasive ductal carcinoma which was 0.8cm in maximum diameter. Contact thermography appears useful for detecting early breast cancer.