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Tubular carcinoma left breast

Case contributed by Garth Kruger
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

Routine screening in a 70 year old female

Patient Data

Age: 70 years
Gender: Female
mammography

Small spiculated lesion centrally in left breast.

mammography

Additional MLO view of left breast. Small spiculated lesion in the left breast (annotated)

ultrasound

Normal screening study two years ago. 

The newest study shows an abnormality in the left breast.

Typical appearance of a small solid spiculated lesion. This is the typical appearance of a tubular carcinoma. 

Case Discussion

This case shows what the majority of tubular carcinomas looks like in every day practice. These are invariably small dense spiculated lesions in the breast in elderly patients. The lesions typically have spiculations and are small and rounded. 

On ultrasound the lesions typically are rounded and spiculated.

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