OBJECTIVE: Mucinous breast carcinoma is an uncommon histologic type of invasive breast carcinoma that can be differentiated in pure and mixed forms, which have different prognosis and treatment. CONCLUSION: MRI features of both types of mucinous breast carcinomas are discussed, illustrated, and compared with pathologic findings and with other imaging methods, including mammography, ultrasound, and PET/CT.
OBJECTIVE:Mucinous breast carcinoma is an uncommon histologic type of invasive breast carcinoma that can be differentiated in pure and mixed forms, which have different prognosis and treatment. CONCLUSION: MRI features of both types of mucinous breast carcinomas are discussed, illustrated, and compared with pathologic findings and with other imaging methods, including mammography, ultrasound, and PET/CT.
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MRI; breast neoplasms; mucinous neoplasms
Authors: Emilia Marrazzo; Federico Frusone; Flavio Milana; Andrea Sagona; Wolfgang Gatzemeier; Erika Barbieri; Alberto Bottini; Giuseppe Canavese; Arianna Olga Rubino; Marco Gaetano Eboli; Carlo Marco Rossetti; Alberto Testori; Valentina Errico; Alessandro De Luca; Corrado Tinterri Journal: Breast Date: 2019-11-11 Impact factor: 4.380