Abstract
A mucinous carcinoma of the breast is a well-differentiated rare histological type
of invasive ductal carcinoma, having a lower frequency of metastasis to an axillary
lymph node and a better survival rate. Bilateral breast cancer has an overall incidence
of 4% to 20% in patients with primary operable breast cancer. Few reports exist in
the clinical literature characterizing a synchronous bilateral mucinous carcinoma
of the breast. We report the characteristic imaging findings of a bilateral mucinous
carcinoma of the breast.
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Publication history
Published online: August 01, 2008
Accepted:
May 2,
2008
Received:
March 1,
2008
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