Journal of the Korean Radiological Society  2006;54(6):557-560

doi:10.3348/jkrs.2006.54.6.557

MR Imaging and Spectroscopic Findings of Primary Angiosarcoma of the Breast: A Case Report.

Youn Jeong KIM 1 ; Kyeung Hee LEE ; Young Up CHO ; Sei Joong KIM ; Young Chae JU

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Keywords

Sarcoma; Breast; Magnetic resonance (MR), imaging display; Magnetic resonance (MR), spectroscopy; Breast neoplasms

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Angiosarcoma is a rare, malignant tumor of the breast. MR spectroscopy and a new breast MR imaging technique called MR angiography were used to study a case of multifocal primary angiosarcoma of the breast. The mass was isointense on the T1-weighted images and it was hyperintense on the T2-weighted images. Early fast enhancement and draining vessels with a washout curve were revealed by the dynamic enhancement. The MR spectroscopy did not show a choline peak.