Radiology, Vol 172, 671-675, Copyright © 1989 by Radiological Society of North America

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Fibroadenoma of the breast: sonographic appearance

BD Fornage, JG Lorigan and E Andry
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.

The sonographic patterns of 100 fibroadenomas, including two giant fibroadenomas and two cystosarcoma phyllodes, were reviewed. The lesions were mostly hypoechoic (92%) and homogeneous in echotexture (72%). Twenty-seven percent of fibroadenomas showed irregular margins. Intratumoral calcifications were noted in 10% of lesions. A marked acoustic shadow without associated calcification was seen in six cases. The mean ratio of the length to the anteroposterior diameter of the tumors was 1.84 +/- 0.52 (standard deviation), indicating an elongation along the general orientation of the breast tissue planes. The ratios of length to anteroposterior diameter calculated in two matching groups of small (less than 1 cm3) fibroadenomas and carcinomas differed significantly. State-of-the-art high-frequency transducers, geometric analysis of tumors, and real-time ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy should help to distinguish between benign and malignant solid breast masses.

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