Lobular carcinoma left breast
Discussion:
This is a biopsy confirmed lobular carcinoma of the breast.
This case has several teaching points:
1. Not all hypoechoic lesions are cysts.
2. A simple cyst should be simple. Look at the ultrasound carefully; this is not a simple cyst.
3. Beware of any developing lesions in the breast of a postmenopausal woman. It's a red flag.
The article in the reference is a very good summary of why lobular carcinomas are what they are and why we miss them.
Teaching point: not all hypoechoic structures in the breast are cysts. Compared with case 21370.