Metaplastic Carcinoma with an Adenomyoepithelioma Component : A Case Report.
- Author:
Jin Sun YEON
1
;
Bo Bae CHOI
;
Kwang Sun SUH
;
Joon Young OHM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Korea. med20@cnuh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Breast carcinoma;
Metaplastic carcinoma;
Adenomyoepithelioma
- MeSH:
Adenomyoepithelioma;
Breast;
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
2012;31(2):113-118
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Metaplastic carcinoma of the breast is rare. We report a case in a 53-year-old woman who presented with a rapidly-growing breast mass. The lesion had a complex echogenicity in ultrasonography and a high signal intensity in a T2-weighted image with rim enhancement in contrast-enhanced MR images. The PET/CT images showed high uptake for the lesion. The lesion was biopsied and found to be a metaplastic carcinoma with an adenomyoepithelioma component. Although metaplstic carcinoma was difficult to differentiate from other common breast cancers, it showed complex echogenicity on ultrasonography and high signal intensity on a T2 weighted image with rim enhancement on contrast-enhanced MR images.
