title: Sonography of axillary masses: what should be considered other than the lymph nodes?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to review the sonographic findings of various axillary masses other than lymph nodes in correlation with other imaging and pathologic findings.
  
  
  METHODS
  From a sonographic database, we collected interesting cases of axillary masses with pathologic or other imaging corroboration from the last 10 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Images of various soft tissue masses were reviewed. They included masses associated with accessory breasts (fibroadenomas, hamartomas, fat necrosis, and cancer arising from axillary breasts), other soft tissue masses (lipomas, schwannomas, hemangiomas, fibromatosis, epidermoid cysts, and malignant fibrous histiocytomas), and complications presenting as masses after axillary lymph node dissection (seromas, hematomas, suture granulomas, pseudoaneurysms, and lymphangiectasia).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Awareness of the characteristic sonographic findings of various disease entities that cause axillary masses will help in the correct diagnosis of axillary masses.
authors: Department of Radiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Eun Young
authors: EY
authors: Kim
authors: Eun Young
authors: EY
authors: Ko
authors: Boo-Kyung
authors: BK
authors: Han
authors: Jung Hee
authors: JH
authors: Shin
authors: Soo Yeon
authors: SY
authors: Hahn
authors: Seok Seon
authors: SS
authors: Kang
authors: Eun Yoon
authors: EY
authors: Cho
authors: Min Jung
authors: MJ
authors: Kim
authors: Sun Young
authors: SY
authors: Chun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color