The authors report on their experience with color Doppler sonography in the diagnosis of solid breast masses. Twenty-two patients were examined; breast masses were studied with B-mode US first, and then with color Doppler US to evaluate eventual tumor vascularization. Color Doppler US demonstrated only one vascular pole in histologically confirmed benign masses. On the contrary, in 92.8\% of histologically confirmed malignant masses, color Doppler easily depicted 2 or more groups of nutritional arteries. Color Doppler makes the diagnosis of malignant masses easier, thus allowing, in the author's opinion, a reduction in the number of biopsies of solid breast masses clinically/mammographically detected. The use of color Doppler US is therefore suggested: the technique is noninvasive, fast, and easy and its widespread use would translate into advantages for both the patient and the clinician.

[Color Doppler in the echographic evaluation of breast nodules].

GENOVESE, EUGENIO ANNIBALE;
1990-01-01

Abstract

The authors report on their experience with color Doppler sonography in the diagnosis of solid breast masses. Twenty-two patients were examined; breast masses were studied with B-mode US first, and then with color Doppler US to evaluate eventual tumor vascularization. Color Doppler US demonstrated only one vascular pole in histologically confirmed benign masses. On the contrary, in 92.8\% of histologically confirmed malignant masses, color Doppler easily depicted 2 or more groups of nutritional arteries. Color Doppler makes the diagnosis of malignant masses easier, thus allowing, in the author's opinion, a reduction in the number of biopsies of solid breast masses clinically/mammographically detected. The use of color Doppler US is therefore suggested: the technique is noninvasive, fast, and easy and its widespread use would translate into advantages for both the patient and the clinician.
1990
Adenofibroma; diagnosis, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Biopsy; Needle, Breast Neoplasms; diagnosis, Breast; pathology, Carcinoma; Intraductal; Noninfiltrating; diagnosis, Color, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Ultrasonography; instrumentation/methods
M., Bergonzi; F., Calliada; C., Passamonti; R., Campani; O., Bottinelli; Genovese, EUGENIO ANNIBALE; E., Bozzetti; G., Corsi; P., Leoni; A., Bozzini...espandi
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