Mammographic features of pure mucinous carcinoma of the breast with pathological correlation.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the mammographic features of pure mucinous carcinoma of the breast and correlate them with the pathologic features. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The authors analysed 23 tumours identified as pure mucinous carcinoma of the breast in 22 patients, aged 40 to 92 (mean 64.9) years at the time of mammography (which took place between November 1975 and July 1992). The review covered mammographic features, clinical findings, …