Do screen-detected lobular and ductal carcinoma present with different mammographic features?
S GARNETT, M WALLIS, and G MORGAN
Br J Radiol 2009;82 20-27
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The CC view is optimum for distinctly visualizing ILC as a spiculate mass, as it appears as a more subtle distortion or asymmetry on the MLO view. ILC is not often isolated from the main glandular density and so optimizing visualization of this area of the breast is key to perception
Main message - Lobular cancers are easily missed on MLO films, but appear as a spiculate mass on the CC
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