title: Diffuse angiomatosis of the breast--sonographic appearance.
abstract: Angiomatosis or diffuse hemangioma is a very rare benign vascular tumor, consisting of blood and lymphatic channels growing diffusely in the breast parenchyma. We report a case of diffuse breast angiomatosis in a 34-year-old woman with pubertal anisomastia. Ultrasound raised the suspicion of vascular tumor, by showing large cystic spaces separated by septae with moderate blood flow, similar to those found in cystic lymphangioma. We discuss the imaging (mammography, ultrasound, and MRI) and pathologic findings, with a brief review of the literature.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "I. Hatieganu" Cluj-Napoca, 400023, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors: Anca
authors: A
authors: Ciurea
authors: Sorin M
authors: SM
authors: Dudea
authors: Andrei
authors: A
authors: Lebovici
authors: Lucian
authors: L
authors: Fodor
authors: Doinita
authors: D
authors: Crisan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000798:Angiomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary / Q000379:methods*
keywords: angiomatosis; anisomastia; breast; sonography; vascular tumors