Hyperechoic breast lesions
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There are a number of lesions that appear hyper-echoic on ultrasound. Such lesions can be either completely or partly hyperechoic and comprise of both benign and malignant entities.
Benign
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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 prominant central fat replacement of the hilum: partly hyperechoicic
- acute breast haematoma: from acute haemorrhage
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breast angiomas 1
- breast haemangioma: can contain hyperechoic components
- capillary angioma of the breast:
- focal fibrosis involving the breast
Malignant
- rarely some breast cancers can appear hyper-echoic 2: may be related to tumour heterogeneity in cellularity such as cribriform pattern, tubular structure, solid nests and a scirrhous pattern of cancer cells.
-<a href="/articles/fat-containing-breast-lesions">fat containing breast lesions</a><ul>- +<a href="/articles/fat-containing-breast-lesions">fat containing breast lesions</a>:<ul>
-<li>focal regions of <a href="/articles/fat-necrosis-1">mammary fat necrosis</a>- +<li>focal regions of <a href="/articles/fat-necrosis-of-the-breast">mammary fat necrosis</a>
-<a href="/articles/angiomyolipoma-of-the-breast">angiomyolipoma of the breast </a><sup>3 </sup>: rare lesion</li>- +<a href="/articles/angiomyolipoma-of-the-breast">angiomyolipoma of the breast </a><sup>3</sup>: rare lesion</li>
-<a href="/articles/intramammary-lymph-nodes">intramammary lymph node</a> with prominant central fat replacement of the hilum : partly hyperechoicic</li>- +<a href="/articles/intramammary-lymph-nodes">intramammary lymph node</a> with prominant central fat replacement of the hilum: partly hyperechoicic</li>
-<li>acute <a href="/articles/breast-haematoma">breast haematoma</a> : from acute haemorrhage</li>- +<li>acute <a href="/articles/breast-haematoma">breast haematoma</a>: from acute haemorrhage</li>
-<a href="/articles/breast-haemangioma">breast haemangioma</a> : can contain hyperechoic components</li>- +<a href="/articles/breast-venous-malformation">breast haemangioma</a>: can contain hyperechoic components</li>
-<a href="/articles/capillary-angioma-of-the-breast">capillary angioma of the breast </a>:</li>- +<a href="/articles/capillary-angioma-of-the-breast">capillary angioma of the breast</a>:</li>
-</ul><h5>Malignant</h5><ul><li>rarely some <a href="/articles/breast-neoplasms">breast cancers </a>can appear hyper-echoic <sup>2</sup> : may be related to tumour heterogeneity in cellularity such as cribriform pattern, tubular structure, solid nests and a scirrhous pattern of cancer cells.</li></ul>- +</ul><h5>Malignant</h5><ul><li>rarely some <a href="/articles/breast-neoplasms">breast cancers </a>can appear hyper-echoic <sup>2</sup>: may be related to tumour heterogeneity in cellularity such as cribriform pattern, tubular structure, solid nests and a scirrhous pattern of cancer cells.</li></ul>
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