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Table 1 Mammographic findings of invasive ductolobular carcinomas of the breast

From: Invasive ductolobular carcinoma of the breast: spectrum of mammographic, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings correlated with proportion of the lobular component

Findings

n = 113

     Benign/Normal

15.0% (17/113)

     Mass

46.0% (52/113)

     Mass with calcification

8.8% (10/113)

     Calcification only

11.5% (13/113)

     Architectural distortion

10.6% (12/113)

     Focal asymmetry or asymmetry

7.1% (8/113)

     Asymmetry and calcification

1.0% (1/113)

Mass shape

n = 62

     Round/Oval

8.1% (5/62)

     Lobular

3.2% (2/62)

     Irregular

88.7% (55/62)

Mass Margin

n = 62

     Circunscribed

4.8% (3/62)

     Not Circunscribed

24.2% (15/62)

     Spiculated

71.0% (44/62)

Mass Density

n = 62

     Isodense

88.7% (55/62)

     Hyperdense

11.3% (7/62)

Associated Findings

n = 113

Nipple retraction

3.5% (4/113)

Skin Thickening

10.6% (12/113)

Enlarged axillary lymph nodes

3.5% (4/113)