title: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia involving the breast parenchyma, mimicker of invasive breast cancer: differentiation on breast MRI.
abstract: Leukemic involvement of the breast is rare, particularly involvement by chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). While concurrent invasive ductal carcinoma and CLL manifesting as a collision tumor in the breast is extremely rare, this association (CLL and carcinoma) has been described in other organs. We report here a case of a 58-year-old woman with concurrent invasive ductal carcinoma and CLL and describe the imaging features of CLL, particularly the differentiation on MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dialani
authors.forename: Kalpana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mani
authors.forename: Nicole B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Johnson