Friday, 19 June 2009

Invasive Micropapillary Carcinoma of the Breast: Mammographic, Sonographic, and MRI Features

Invasive Micropapillary Carcinoma of the Breast: Mammographic, Sonographic, and MRI Features
Beatriz Adrada, Elsa Arribas, Michael Gilcrease, and Wei Tse Yang
AJR 2009;193:58-63

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The imaging characteristics of invasive micropapillary carcinoma are highly suggestive of malignancy. The lesion is a high-density irregular mass with indistinct margins associated with microcalcifications on mammograms; a solid irregular hypoechoic mass with indistinct margins and frequent axillary nodal involvement on sonograms; and a multifocal mass on MR images. This tumor may necessitate aggressive management

breast, carcinoma, mammography, micropapillary, MRI, neoplasm, pathology, prognosis, sonography

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