Sonographic Appearance of Mucinous Carcinoma of the Breast
W. W. M. Lam1,
W. C. W. Chu1,
G. M. Tse2 and
T. K. Ma2
1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, The
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Ngan Shing St.,
Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
2 Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of
Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.

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Fig. 1A. 78-year-old woman with mucinous carcinoma who presented with
large palpable mass. Mammogram shows lesion to be well-defined circumscribed
mass. Note small satellite lesion (arrow) next to large tumor.
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Fig. 1B. 78-year-old woman with mucinous carcinoma who presented with
large palpable mass. Sonogram of same mass shows complex lesion
(arrow) with cystic and solid components.
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Fig. 2A. 77-year-old woman with mucinous carcinoma who presented with
palpable mass. Mammogram shows mucinous carcinoma with microlobulation
(straight arrow). Some margin of mass was ill defined. Scattered foci
of punctate microcalcifications (curved arrow) are also seen.
Histologically, calcifications were benign.
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Fig. 2B. 77-year-old woman with mucinous carcinoma who presented with
palpable mass. Sonogram of same lesion shows microlobulation (arrow).
Through-transmission was also identified.
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