Hyperechoic breast lesions: anatomopathological correlation and differential sonographic diagnosis

• Autor(a) principal: Medeiros,Marcelo Menezes
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Graziano,Luciana, Souza,Juliana Alves de, Guatelli,Camila Souza, Poli,Miriam Rosalina B., Yoshitake,Rafael
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Radiologia Brasileira (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842016000100043
• topic: Hyperechoic breast lesions; Ultrasonography; Breast neoplasms; Differential diagnosis

Abstract Hyperechoic lesions are not a frequent finding at breasts ultrasonography, and most of times are associated with benign pathologies that do not require further evaluation. However, some neoplasms such as invasive breast carcinomas and metastases may present with hyperechogenicity. Thus, the knowledge about differential diagnoses and identification of signs of lesion aggressiveness are of great relevance to avoid unnecessary procedures or underdiagnosis, and to support the correct clinical/surgical approach. On the basis of such concepts, the present essay describes and illustrates the main features of hyperechoic lesions at breast ultrasonography in different cases, with anatomopathological correlation.