Hyperechoic breast lesions
Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data
Citation:
Weerakkody Y, Murphy A, Glick Y, et al. Hyperechoic breast lesions. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 30 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15776
Permalink:
rID:
15776
Article created:
Disclosures:
At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.
View Yuranga Weerakkody's current disclosures
Last revised:
Disclosures:
At the time the article was last revised Andrew Murphy had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.
View Andrew Murphy's current disclosures
Revisions:
7 times, by
5 contributors -
see full revision history and disclosures
Systems:
Sections:
Tags:
Synonyms:
- Hyperechoic breast lesions on ultrasound
- Hyperechoic breast masses
- Hyperechoic breast lesion
- Hyperechoic breast mass
- Echogenic breast lesions
- Echogenic breast lesion
There are a number of lesions that appear hyperechoic on ultrasound. Such lesions can be either completely or partly hyperechoic and include both benign and malignant entities.
Benign
-
fat containing breast lesions
- lipoma of the breast
- fibroadenolipoma (hamartoma) of the breast
- focal regions of mammary fat necrosis
- angiomyolipoma of the breast 3: rare lesion
- intramammary lymph node with prominent central fat replacement of the hilum: partly hyperechoic
- acute breast hematoma: from acute hemorrhage
-
breast angiomas 1
- breast hemangioma: can contain hyperechoic components
- capillary angioma of the breast
- focal fibrosis involving the breast
Malignant
- rarely some breast cancers can appear hyperechoic 2: may be related to tumor heterogeneity in cellularity such as cribriform pattern, tubular structure, solid nests and a scirrhous pattern of cancer cells
References
- 1. Paredes ES. Atlas of mammography. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (2007) ISBN:0781764335. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Kobayashi T, Shinozaki H, Yomon M et-al. Hyperechoic pattern in breast cancer--its bio-acoustical genesis and tissue characterization. J. UOEH. 1989;11 (2): 181-7. - Pubmed citation
- 3. Weinstein SP, Conant EF, Acs G. Case 59: Angiolipoma of the breast. Radiology. 2003;227 (3): 773-5. doi:10.1148/radiol.2273011418 - Pubmed citation
- 4. Gao Y, Slanetz PJ, Eisenberg RL. Echogenic breast masses at US: to biopsy or not to biopsy?. Radiographics. 2013;33 (2): 419-34. doi:10.1148/rg.332125048 - Pubmed citation
Incoming Links
Related articles: Ultrasound
-
ultrasound
- ultrasound signs
- physics and imaging modes
- grey-scale (B-mode)
- motion mode (M-mode)
- color flow Doppler (CFD)
-
spectral Doppler
- pulsed wave Doppler (PWD)
- continuous wave Doppler (CWD)
- superb microvascular imaging (SMI)
- tissue Doppler imaging (TDI)
- obstetric ultrasound
- fetal morphology assessment
- gynecologic ultrasound
- vascular ultrasound
- carotids
- extremities
- breast ultrasound
-
musculoskeletal ultrasound
- technique/artifacts
- ultrasound of arthropathies
- other
- pediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound
- ankle/foot ultrasound
- knee ultrasound
- hip ultrasound
- hand ultrasound
- wrist ultrasound
- elbow ultrasound
- shoulder ultrasound
- liver ultrasound
- gallbladder ultrasound
- pancreatic ultrasound
- gastrointestinal ultrasound
- testicular and scrotal ultrasound
- prostate ultrasound
- transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)
- neck and thyroid ultrasound
- echocardiography
- speckle tracking echocardiography
- fetal echocardiography
- contrast-enhanced echocardiography
- epicardial echocardiography
- three dimensional (3D) echocardiography
- transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
- transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
- left ventricular systolic and diastolic function
- structure and morphology
- systolic function
- diastolic function
- right ventricular assessment
- right and left atria
- hemodynamics
- ultrasound interventions
- ultrasound-guided biopsy
- core biopsy
- ultrasound-guided percutaneous drainage
- ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal interventions
- joint injection
- nerve blocks
- ultrasound-guided intravenous cannulation
Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.