Radiologic Findings of Primary Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma of the Breast: A Report of Two Cases and a Literature Review.
10.4048/jbc.2016.19.3.330
- Author:
Minjung SEONG
1
;
Eun Young KO
;
Boo Kyung HAN
;
Soo Youn CHO
;
Eun Yoon CHO
;
Se Kyung LEE
;
Jeong Eon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. claudel@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Breast;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma;
Ultrasound
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Breast Neoplasms;
Breast*;
Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous*;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Mammography;
Mucins*;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of Breast Cancer
2016;19(3):330-333
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Primary mucinous cystadenocarcinoma (MCA) of the breast is a rare but pathologically distinct breast tumor. There have been some case reports on primary MCA of the breast; however, they have all focused on pathologic findings. Here, we report the radiologic findings of two cases of MCA along with a review of the literature. Breast MCA shows a circumscribed mass with some calcifications on mammography, an intracystic solid mass without increased vascularity or a vascular stalk on ultrasound, and a heterogeneously enhancing mass within a rim-enhancing cyst with intermediate signal intensity on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. These radiologic findings and the presence of mucin in the percutaneous biopsy specimen should suggest the possibility of MCA in the differential diagnosis of a breast tumor.
