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Invasive mucinous carcinoma of the breast missed by contrast-enhanced MR imaging of the breast

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We report an unusual case of an invasive breast carcinoma massed by contrast enhanced MR mammography due to rare pathological tumor vascularization.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Georg August University Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, D-37070, Goettingen, Germany

    U. Fischer, L. Kopka & E. Grabbe

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Fischer, U., Kopka, L. & Grabbe, E. Invasive mucinous carcinoma of the breast missed by contrast-enhanced MR imaging of the breast. Eur. Radiol. 6, 929–931 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00240709

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