title: Computed-tomographic features of invasive lobular carcinoma.
abstract: We retrospectively analyzed contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) findings in 18 patients with pure invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC). The features were divided into five types: an ill-defined and inhomogeneous mass with or without regional heterogeneous enhancement, a spiculated inhomogenous mass, a regional heterogeneous enhancement, and a normal finding. The correlation between tumor size on pathological examination was better with size estimation on CE-CT than that on mammography and sonography. CE-CT may provide additional information on the characteristics and extent of this carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital, Izumo, Shimane 693-8555, Japan. hikino@spch.izumo.shimane.jp
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hikino
authors.forename: Naruhito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: Saburo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagaoka
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018275:Carcinoma, Lobular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary