Purpose. We investigated the mammographic, sonographic, and pathologic findings in metaplastic carcinoma of the breast. Methods. The mammographic (n = 16) and sonographic (n = 11) findings in 16 patients with metaplastic carcinoma of the breast were analyzed retrospectively along with pathologic fi
Hemangiopericytoma of the breast: Mammographic and Sonographic Findings
✍ Scribed by Coarasa-Cerdán, Ana; Palomo-Jimenez, Mar; Montero-Montero, Ana; Alegre-Bernal, Nieves; Guadaño-Salvadores, Vicente
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 531 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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✦ Synopsis
The authors describe the mammographic and B-mode and color Doppler sonographic findings in a breast hemangiopericytoma in a 49-year-old woman. High vascularity was noted on color Doppler scans with the presence of a single vascular feeding pedicle. An update of the literature is included.
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