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Published in: Breast Cancer Research 1/2002

01-07-2002 | Meeting abstract

The mammographic appearances of benign mammary mucocele-like lesions

Authors: EJ Wylie, C Metcalf

Published in: Breast Cancer Research | Special Issue 1/2002

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Mucocele-like lesions of the breast were first described in the pathology literature in 1986. No series of the mammographic appearances of these lesions has been described. These benign breast lesions are composed of minute multiple cysts lined by uniform flat or cuboidal to columnar epithelium. Microscopically, microcalcifications are frequently present within the cysts and extravasated mucus. These lesions may mimic the microcalcifications of ductal carcinoma in situ at screening mammography. …
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Title
The mammographic appearances of benign mammary mucocele-like lesions
Authors
EJ Wylie
C Metcalf
Publication date
01-07-2002
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Breast Cancer Research / Issue Special Issue 1/2002
Electronic ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr473

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