Original report. Mucocele-like tumors of the breast: mammographic and sonographic appearances.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of our study was to describe the mammographic and sonographic appearances of the mucocele-like tumor of the breast.


CONCLUSIONS
The mucocele-like tumor is a rare lesion of the breast, the benign form of which has a nonspecific mammographic appearance. The tumor can present as indeterminate microcalcifications or as a nodule, often containing calcifications. The sonographic findings are of multiple well-defined hypoechoic oval or tubular structures with low-level internal echoes resembling complex cysts. Mucocele-like tumors of the breast can be associated with atypical hyperplasia or carcinoma. If a mucocele-like tumor is diagnosed at core needle biopsy, complete surgical excision is recommended, with careful evaluation of the entire specimen to exclude the presence of atypia or carcinoma.
Glazebrook
Katrina
K
Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. S.W., Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Reynolds
Carol
C
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary