Breast cyst

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 19 Dec 2019

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Yahia A, Bell D, Knipe H, Breast cyst. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-57760

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-57760

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/57760?iframe=true

rID:

57760

Article created:

11 Jan 2018, Ahmad Yahia

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Ahmad Yahia had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

19 Dec 2019, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

Revisions:

4 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Breast

Tags:

refs, cases

Synonyms:

Breast cysts are a common mammographic and sonographic finding, and can be of different types:

simple breast cyst: typically is a well-defined, anechoic lesion with imperceptible wall and posterior acoustic enhancement ¹
complicated breast cyst: contains intracystic echoes or debris with other features of a simple cyst
complex breast cyst ("solid and cystic mass"): thick walled with thick septa or an intracystic solid mass