title: Benign and malignant mucocele-like tumors of the breast: mammographic and sonographic appearances.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the mammographic and sonographic appearances of benign and malignant mucocele-like tumors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mammographic appearance of mucocele-like tumor of the breast is characterized as pleomorphic calcifications, often increasing in number. Microcalcifications in malignant mucocele-like tumors extended over a wider area than those in benign mucocele-like tumors. Sonography often shows cysts with calcified or noncalcified mural nodules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50, Ilwon-Dong, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul 135-710, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ji-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Boo-Kyung
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Yeon Hyeon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: Young-Hyeh
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary