Sonographic and mammographic appearances of breast hemangioma
Benoît Mesurolle1, Vitaly Sygal, Lucie Lalonde
1Department of Radiology, Cedar Breast Clinic, McGill University Health Center, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Ave. W, Montréal, PQ H3G 1A4, Canada. bmesurolle@yahoo.fr
Objective:
The purpose of our study was to retrospectively evaluate the clinical, imaging, and pathologic findings of breast hemangiomas in 16 patients.
Conclusion:
A mass displaying an oval or lobular shape with well-circumscribed or microlobulated margins on mammography and sonography, and in a superficial location, should alert the radiologist to the possible diagnosis of hemangioma. Imaging-guided biopsy appears sufficiently reliable to rule out any malignant or premalignant component and to avoid a surgical excision if doing so is clinically appropriate.
