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Granulomatous mastitis: Gray‐scale and color Doppler sonographic findings
Author(s) -
Engin Gülgün,
Acunaş Gülden,
Acunaş Bülent
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199903/04)27:3<101::aid-jcu1>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - medicine , color doppler , ultrasonography , grey scale , mastitis , radiology , pathology , artificial intelligence , computer science
Purpose We examined the roles of gray‐scale and color Doppler sonography in the diagnosis of granulomatous mastitis. Methods We retrospectively studied the clinical, mammographic, and sonographic findings in 10 women 24–57 years old (mean age, 35.9 ± 13.9 years) who had a histopathologic diagnosis of granulomatous mastitis. All patients underwent gray‐scale sonographic examination, and 8 patients were further examined with color Doppler imaging. Seven patients had previously undergone mammography. Results Mammographic findings were nonspecific in all 7 patients. Gray‐scale sonographic findings were compatible with mastitis in 6 (60%) of 10 patients. Doppler examination showed increased arterial and venous vascularization within and around the lesion in 5 of 8 patients, but the spectral analysis findings were not specific for granulomatous mastitis. Conclusions Neither mammography nor Doppler sonography plays a significant role in the differential diagnosis of granulomatous mastitis versus fibroadenoma or carcinoma. Gray‐scale sonography shows findings specific for granulomatous mastitis in some cases, but all cases require histopathologic confirmation for final diagnosis. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 27:101–106, 1999.