hyperechoic breast lesions

There are a number of lesions that appear hyperechoic on ultrasound. Such lesions can be either completely or partly hyperechoic and include both benign and malignant entities.

Benign

• fat containing breast lesions
  • lipoma of the breast
  • fibroadenolipoma (hamartoma) of the breast
  • focal regions of mammary fat necrosis
  • angiomyolipoma of the breast : rare lesion
  • intramammary lymph node with prominent central fat replacement of the hilum: partly hyperechoic
• acute breast hematoma: from acute hemorrhage
• breast angiomas 
  • breast hemangioma: can contain hyperechoic components
  • capillary angioma of the breast
• focal fibrosis involving the breast

Malignant

• rarely some breast cancers can appear hyperechoic : may be related to tumor heterogeneity in cellularity such as cribriform pattern, tubular structure, solid nests and a scirrhous pattern of cancer cells

Siehe auch:

• Mammakarzinom
• Hamartom der Mamma
• intramammäre Lymphknoten
• breast haematoma
• breast venous malformation
• Lipom der Mamma
• Liponekrosen Mamma
• fetthaltige Läsionen der Mamma

und weiter:

• breast haemangioma