Computed-tomographic features of invasive lobular carcinoma.
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.
Hikino
Hajime
H
Department of Surgery, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital, Izumo, Shimane 693-8555, Japan. hikino@spch.izumo.shimane.jp
Okada
Naruhito
N
Kodama
Koji
K
Takeda
Hiroshi
H
Ozaki
Nobuhiro
N
Nagaoka
Saburo
S
Kai
Toshihiro
T
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