Superficial Structures - Part 4 Flashcards
What are the clinical findings for fibrocystic disease? (2)
- Painful or tender breasts frequently 7-10 days before the start of menses
- Increase in pain intensity closer to the start of menses
What is the US appearance for fibrocystic disease? (4)
- Hyper echoic breast parenchyma
- Dense breast tissue 3. Prominent ducts
- Numerous breast cysts
What are 2 differential diagnosis for fibrocystic disease?
- Multiple breast cysts 2. Mastitis
What is a cause of hamartoma?
Proliferation of normal tissues
What are the clinical findings for hamartoma? (2)
- Asymptomatic
2. Palpable mass
What is the US appearance for hamartoma? (5)
- Heterogeneous complex mass
- Smooth wall margins
- May demonstrate posterior acoustic shadowing
- Mass does not breach fascial
plane(s) - Mass compresses with moderate transducer pressure
What are 3 differential diagnosis for hamartoma?
- Complex cyst
- Carcinoma
- Fibroadenoma
What is the cause of a galactocele?
Obstruction of a lactating duct
What is a clinical finding of a galactocele?
Palpable retroareolar mass
What is the US appearance of a galactocele? (3)
- Round or oval hypo echoic retroareolar mass
- Smooth wall margins
- Posterior acoustic
enhancement
What are 3 differential diagnosis of a galactocele?
- Fibroadenoma
- Complex cyst
- Abscess
What are the causes of gynecomastia?
Abnormal proliferation of ductal, glandular tissue, and stroma
What are the clinical findings of gynecomastia? (2)
- Abnormal enlargement of the male breast(s)
2. Painful or tender breast(s)
What is the US appearance for gynecomastia? (3)
- Hypo echoic to hyper echoic tissue beneath the areola
- Ducts converging toward the areola
- Increased amount of breast fat
Is a gynecomastia usually unilateral or bilateral?
Can be both