Study of the relationship between the degree of differentiation of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast and the size of blood and mass

Abstract

Objective To study the relationship between the blood supply of breast and the size of the mass of the breast and the degree of differentiation of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast. Methods Pathological and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) date of 14 patient with unilateral breast invasive ductal carcinoma were retrospectively analyzed. The vessel number, size, length and maximum diameter of mass were recorded in the maximum intensity projection (MRP) of MRI, and were scored according to Sardanellie method. The number of vessel and score of vascularity in breast and maximum diameter of mass in breast invasive ductal carcinoma with different degrees of differentiation were compared. Results There was no significant difference in vascularity and maximum diameter of mass between breast invasive ductal carcinomas with different degrees of differentiation (P>0.05). Conclusions There is no significant relationship between vascularity, maximum diameter and differentiation of breast invasive ductal carcinoma; and the vasculatrity of breast invasive ductal carcinoma may not be an indicator of tumor differentiation. Key words: Breast invasive ductal carcinoma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Contrast media; Maximum intensity projection