Differentiation between benign and malignant disease of the breast using digital subtraction angiography of the breast

• Published in: Cancer Vol. 56; no. 6; pp. 1287 - 1292
• Main Authors: Watt, A. Christine, Ackerman, Laurens V., Shetty, Puranchander C., Burke, Matthew, Flynn, Michael, Grodsinsky, Carlos, Fine, Gerald, Wilderman, Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 15.09.1985
• Subjects: Angiography; Breast Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Diagnosis, Differential; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Female; Humans; Subtraction Technique
• ISSN: 0008-543X; 1097-0142
• DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19850915)56:6<1287::AID-CNCR2820560611>3.0.CO;2-L

The authors have investigated digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for the differential diagnosis of breast lesions detected initially by mammography. Eighteen patients scheduled for biopsy first underwent digital subtraction angiography of the breast (DSAB). Criteria for malignancy included the presence of abnormal vessels and a “blush” in the area of the lesion. A total of 17 lesions are currently available for histopathologic correlation. Although this is a small series, the initial results of DSAB suggest its potential utility for differentiating between benign and malignant lesions.