Fibroadenoma echocardiography or ultrasound
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ifeoma Odukwe, M.D. [2] Haytham Allaham, M.D. [3]
Overview
Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of fibroadenoma. Findings on ultrasound suggestive of fibrodenoma include a well-circumscribed, round to ovoid, macrolobulated mass that is generally uniformly hypoechogenic.
Ultrasound
- Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of fibroadenoma.
- It is the most commonly used breast imaging method in adolescents. It can determine if a mass is solid or cystic. Findings on ultrasound suggestive of fibrodenoma include:[1][2][3]
- Well-circumscribed, round to ovoid mass
- Macrolobulated mass with a smooth contour
- Uniformly distributed weak internal echoes
- Intermediate acoustic attenuation
- Surrounded by a thin echogenic rim (pseudocapsule)
- Calcification may be detectable in 10% of the cases
- Serial ultrasounds may be needed look for changes in the size of the fibroadenoma overtime.[2]
- Ultrasound may lack the ability to distinguish benign masses from cancer.[4]
References
- ↑ Fibroadenoma. Radiopaedia (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/fibroadenoma-of-the-breast-1 Accessed on January, 29 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cerrato F, Labow BI (February 2013). “Diagnosis and management of fibroadenomas in the adolescent breast”. Semin Plast Surg. 27 (1): 23–5. doi:10.1055/s-0033-1343992. PMC 3706050. PMID 24872735.
- ↑ Greenberg R, Skornick Y, Kaplan O (September 1998). “Management of breast fibroadenomas”. J Gen Intern Med. 13 (9): 640–5. PMC 1497021. PMID 9754521.
- ↑ Son JH, Jung HK, Song JW, Baek HJ, Doo KW, Kim W; et al. (2016). “Incidentally detected breast lesions on chest CT with US correlation: a pictorial essay”. Diagn Interv Radiol. 22 (6): 514–518. doi:10.5152/dir.2016.15539. PMC 5098945. PMID 27707680.
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