Malignant hyperechoic breast lesions at ultrasound: A pictorial essay
Summary Malignant breast lesions are typically hypoechoic at sonography. However, a small subgroup of hyperechoic malignant breast lesions is encountered in clinical practice. We present a pictorial essay of a number of different hyperechoic breast malignancies with mammographic, sonographic and his...
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Published in | Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 506 - 513 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Australia
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.08.2016
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc |
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Malignant breast lesions are typically hypoechoic at sonography. However, a small subgroup of hyperechoic malignant breast lesions is encountered in clinical practice. We present a pictorial essay of a number of different hyperechoic breast malignancies with mammographic, sonographic and histopathologic correlation. Suspicious sonographic features in a hyperechoic lesion include inhomogeneity in echogenic pattern, an irregular margin, posterior acoustic shadowing and internal vascularity. A hyperechoic lesion at ultrasound does not discount the need to undertake histological assessment of a mammographically suspicious lesion. |
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Bibliography: | ark:/67375/WNG-RNJG60LS-Z ArticleID:JMIRO12468 istex:237083037022E2946A799A3543A8C77343717F09 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 |
ISSN: | 1754-9477 1754-9485 |
DOI: | 10.1111/1754-9485.12468 |