Medullary carcinoma of the breast: Role of contrast-enhanced MRI in the diagnosis of multiple breast lesions.
Biomed Imaging Interv J 2009;
5:e27. [PMID:
21610994 PMCID:
PMC3097716 DOI:
10.2349/biij.5.4.e27]
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Abstract
Medullary carcinoma is a rare breast carcinoma with a syncytial growth pattern and high-grade cytology. It can be difficult to diagnose and may be missed on conventional imaging as the findings may overlap with benign lesions i.e. fibroadenomas. The authors report a case of a 25-year-old female who presented with multifocal breast lumps diagnosed with medullary carcinoma and fibroadenomas. Imaging and pathological correlation with contrast-enhanced MRI are presented in the diagnosis of these lesions.
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