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Cystic breast lesions: sonographic findings and clinical management
Pierluigi Rinaldi1, Carmine Ierardi, Melania Costantini
1Department of Bioimaging and Radiological Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, Rome, Italy.
Objective:
This article reviews basic sonographic findings for distinguishing cystic lesions of the breast.
Methods:
We describe sonographic features of simple and complicated cysts in comparison with complex masses and intracystic carcinomas.
Results:
We correlate cystic lesion appearances with histologic patterns and illustrate the diagnostic and therapeutic management of cystic breast lesions.
Conclusions:
Sonography is a useful tool in distinguishing simple cysts from complicated cysts and complex masses of the breast.
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