Benign and malignant mucocele-like tumors of the breast: mammographic and sonographic appearances.
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.
Kim
Ji-Young
JY
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.
Han
Boo-Kyung
BK
Choe
Yeon Hyeon
YH
Ko
Young-Hyeh
YH
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