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Breast hemangiomas: Correlation between imaging and pathologic findings
Author(s) -
Tilve Amara,
Mallo Rosa,
Pérez Alberto,
Santiago Paz
Publication year - 2012
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/jcu.21904
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , mammography , biopsy , surgical excision , ultrasound , core biopsy , breast imaging , breast cancer , cancer
Hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors that are rare in the breast. A high percentage of hemangiomas are diagnosed incidentally during imaging examinations. They have mammographic, sonographic, and pathologic characteristics that allow radiologists and pathologists to diagnose them. We present four different cases of breast hemangiomas showing their mammographic and sonographic features. Two were diagnosed with an 18‐gauge core needle biopsy and they underwent surgical excision. The other two cases were diagnosed with a 14‐gauge core needle biopsy and their radiologic and pathologic appearances were concordant with breast hemangiomas, so they did not need surgical excision and are being followed. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 40:512–517, 2012