Microinvasive ductal carcinoma arising within a fibroadenoma: A case report

Acta Radiol. 2006 Sep;47(7):643-5. doi: 10.1080/02841850600698838.

Abstract

Fibroadenomas are among the most common benign breast tumors in which carcinomas rarely develop. We report the imaging findings of a microinvasive ductal carcinoma arising within a fibroadenoma in a 51-year-old woman. This mass showed coarse heterogeneous microcalcifications within a circumscribed mass on mammography, a heterogeneous hypoechoic mass on ultrasound, and an early enhancing mass on magnetic resonance imaging. Although a fibroadenoma in an older woman appears benign-looking, the presence of any unusual signs should raise concerns about malignancy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / surgery
  • Female
  • Fibroadenoma / diagnosis*
  • Fibroadenoma / pathology
  • Fibroadenoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Mammography
  • Mastectomy
  • Middle Aged
  • Ultrasonography, Mammary