Ultrasound in the diagnosis of papillary breast lesions.
Papillary lesions are defined as an amalgam of various lesions which represent a diagnostic challenge, for both the radiologist and pathologist. They are diagnosed on the basis of a combination of clinical, imaging, and pathological findings and their features carry differing prognostic implications for the affected patients. The aim of this pictorial essay is to review the clinical and pathological findings in papillary breast lesions, to show the advantages and limits of each imaging method in their diagnosis with emphasis on the importance of ultrasound in the differential diagnosis. Also, the spectrum of ultrasound features (conventional, Doppler ultrasound and elastography) of papillary lesions of the breast will be illustrated.
Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj-Napoca, Romania. ancaciurea@hotmail.com.
Anca
A
Ciurea
Department of Radiology, Emergency University Conty Hospital Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Adriana
A
Calin
Department of Radiology, Emergency University Conty Hospital Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Cristiana
C
Ciortea
Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Sorin M
SM
Dudea
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary / Q000379:methods*