Magnetic resonance imaging features of inflammatory breast metastasis from gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma.
This report presents a rare case of inflammatory breast metastasis from gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma. The clinical and radiologic findings were similar to those of primary inflammatory carcinoma or acute mastitis. Further, ultrasonography showed diffuse skin thickening and a diffuse infiltrative hypoechoic lesion with marked posterior acoustic shadowing in the left breast. Similarly, magnetic resonance imaging showed diffuse skin thickening/enhancement and a diffuse non-mass-like enhancement in the left breast and to a lesser degree in the right breast.
Department of Radiology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 1435 Jwa-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan 612-030, South Korea. pure0815@hanmail.net
Suk Jung
SJ
Kim
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008413:Mastitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*