Tubular carcinoma of the breast: mode of presentation, mammographic appearance, and frequency of nodal metastases.

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Abstract
Tubular carcinoma of the breast is a distinct, well-differentiated histologic subtype of infiltrative adenocarcinoma. The purpose of this study was to determine the typical mode of presentation, mammographic appearance, and frequency of metastases to the axillary lymph nodes.We retrospectively analyzed the clinical records, mammograms, and histologic slides of 20 cases of proved tubular carcinoma of the breast in 20 women. These patients were identified by computerized search of our pathology data base from 1984 to 1993. Histologic findings were reviewed in all cases and correlated with the mammographic findings.Thirteen (65%) of the 20 women had impalpable tubular cancers discovered on screening mammograms. Seven patients (35%) had mammography because of a palpable tumor. Abnormalities were seen on mammograms in 16 patients (80%). These consisted of a mass alone in 13 (65%), a mass with microcalcifications in two (10%), and calcifications associated with architectural distortion and asymmetric density in...

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