Radiology Case Reports (Mar 2023)

A rare case of breast invasive cribriform carcinoma

  • Ho Xuan Tuan, MD, PhD,
  • Nguyen Minh Duc, MD,
  • Nguyen Anh Huy, MD,
  • Cao Minh Tri, MD,
  • Huynh-Thi Do Quyen, MD,
  • Bui Thanh Truc, MD,
  • Nguyen Tin Trung, MD,
  • Au Nguyet Dieu, MD, PhD,
  • Pham Xuan Dung, MD, PhD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 3
pp. 1049 – 1052

Abstract

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Although invasive ductal carcinoma accounts for 75% of all primary breast cancers diagnosed, there are other, more uncommon kinds, including invasive cribriform carcinoma (ICC). Invasive cribriform carcinoma has 2 subtypes: pure and mixed. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging are the best imaging methods for assessing the characteristics of breast ICC (MRI). Our goal in this article was to report a rare instance of breast ICC in a 38-year-old Vietnamese woman. During a clinical examination, a spherical mass in the left breast without ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes was seen. On ultrasonography, the lesion was classified as BI-RADS 4C. The lesion was with an apparent diffusion coefficient value of 0.46 × 10−3 mm2/s. Lesion showed a quick initial increase on dynamic T1-weighted imaging with contrast enhancement, followed by a wash-out in the delayed phase. The final histopathological findings confirmed the presence of ICC.

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