Clinical, mammographic and sonographic features of pure invasive lobular breast carcinoma
- VernacularTitle:乳腺单纯性浸润性小叶癌的临床、X线、超声特征
- Author:
Xingjian LAI
;
Qingli ZHU
;
Yuxin JIANG
;
Qing DAI
;
Feng CAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Breast neoplasms;
Ultrasonography;
Radiography
- From:Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology
2010;26(4):686-689
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical, mammographic and sonographic features of pure invasive lobular breast carcinoma (ILC), and to explore the value of combined imaging assessment of ILC. Methods Sonographic appearances of 55 patients of ILC were retrospectively reviewed in correlation with mammographic, pathologic and clinical findings, and the causes of false negative were analyzed. Results The main features found in clinical examination were mass (96.15%) and thickening in the size of breast (3.85%). The main mammographic features were spiculated or ill-defined mass (65.38%) and architectural distortion (23.08%). The most common sonographic patterns were mass (98.00%) and distortion (2.00%). The accuracy for detecting ILC of clinical examination, mammography and ultrasonography was 94.55%, 83.87% and 98.04%, respectively, while combining the three modalities, the detection rate increased to 100%. Conclusion Sonography has higher accuracy than mammography in detecting ILC. Combining clinical examination, mammography and ultrasonography can increase the pre-operative diagnostic accuracy of ILC.
