TITLE:
Complex Cystic Breast Masses: An Ultrasound Imaging Review
AUTHORS:
Niketa Chandrakant Chotai, Harold Yim, Elizabeth Chun Mei Fok, Siu Cheng Loke, Hollie Mei Yeen Lim
KEYWORDS:
Breast, Complex, Cystic Masses, Ultrasound
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Breast Cancer Research,
Vol.11 No.1,
January
11,
2022
ABSTRACT: Cystic lesions are very commonly encountered entities in the breast. Among these, Complex Cystic Breast Masses (CCBMs), which
contain both anechoic and echogenic
components, can result in a variety of imaging appearances. These
include cystic lesions with thick walls and/or internal septa, intracystic
nodular lesions, and solid-cystic masses of varying compositions. Ultrasound is
the mainstay for evaluating cystic lesions, and thus recognizing the imaging
features appropriately and suggesting suitable interventional procedures are included in their management. In this pictorial
essay, we describe the wide range of ultrasound appearances of CCBMs with a number of clinically
encountered examples from our institution. This article would enhance the
understanding of readers in possible differentials to be included in their
clinical practice and to suggest appropriate
further intervention, when deemed necessary.