Benign and malignant mucocele-like tumors of the breast: mammographic and sonographic appearances |
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| Authors: | Kim Ji-Young Han Boo-Kyung Choe Yeon Hyeon Ko Young-Hyeh |
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| Institution: | Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50, Ilwon-Dong, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul 135-710, South Korea. |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the mammographic and sonographic appearances of benign and malignant mucocele-like tumors. CONCLUSION: The mammographic appearance of mucocele-like tumor of the breast is characterized as pleomorphic calcifications, often increasing in number. Microcalcifications in malignant mucocele-like tumors extended over a wider area than those in benign mucocele-like tumors. Sonography often shows cysts with calcified or noncalcified mural nodules. |
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