title: MR imaging of mucinous carcinoma of the breast.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined retrospectively the MR imaging findings in eight patients with mucinous carcinoma of the breast to better describe the imaging characteristics of this disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The MR imaging findings in mucinous carcinomas include dynamic curves of the gradually enhancing type and a very high signal intensity on T2-weighted images compared with other histologic types of invasive ductal carcinoma. These findings appear to be useful for diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Gunma Cancer Center, 617-1 Takabayashi-nishi-cho, Ota-shi, Gunma 373-8550, Japan.
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamaki
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nonaka
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: Morihiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Tokihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koida
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yanagita
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugihara
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA