Korean Journal of Radiology

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Sonography of Invasive Apocrine Carcinoma of the Breast in Five Cases

  • Seo, Kyung-Jin (Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • An, Yeong Yi (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Whang, In Yong (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Chang, Eun Deok (Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kang, Bong Joo (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Sung Hun (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Park, Chang Suk (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Jeong Soo (Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Hong, Hyunjoo (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • Received : 2015.04.20
  • Accepted : 2015.06.13
  • Published : 2015.09.01
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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the sonographic features of invasive apocrine carcinoma (IAC) of the breast. Materials and Methods: This study included five pathologically proven cases of IAC, and their sonographic features were retrospectively analyzed according to the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) lexicon. Results: All five lesions involved the left breast and were seen as irregularly shaped masses. All lesions, except one, had a parallel orientation to the chest wall. All five lesions showed noncircumscribed margins and heterogeneous echotexture; however, they showed various posterior features. One lesion had edema as an associated feature. Sonographic assessments were classified as BI-RADS category 4 in all five cases. Conclusion: Invasive apocrine carcinoma sonographic findings are difficult to differentiate from those of invasive ductal carcinoma of no special type.

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