Findings of breast sonography in patients with foal asymmetric breast density on mammography

الملخص EN

Background : the imaging parameters that mandate further diagnostic workup in focal asymmetric breast densities are not clearly defined.

To identify indications for further workup in focal asymmetric breast densities (FABD) by doing ultrasonography.

Methods : one-hundred women underwent breast ultrasonography after incidental discovery of FABD on mam-megrims.

Mammograms and sonograms were evaluated for lesion location, associated calcifications, architectural distortion and change from previous examination when available.

Results : Twenty three patients had abnormal sonographer findings and the site of sonographer abnormal findings was the same as the site of FABD on mammography.

Sonographer findings were 7 focal increases in fibrous tissue, 5 ductal ecstasies, 4 simple cysts, complex cyst in one, 4 benign solid masses, one malignant solid mass and one with fibrous tissue at the site of pervious breast surgery.

There was a significant relation between FABD in upper inner quadrant and normal solography (p = 0.036) and FABD in retro areolar region and ductal ecstasies in solography (p = 0.002).

Conclusion : FABD usually present a benign etiology and can safely be managed by follow up.

Solography helps the physician do tissue diagnosis by detecting mass with features of possibly malignancy, in the women with negative physical examination.