Cystic lesions are very commonly encountered entities in the breast. </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><spa...Cystic lesions are very commonly encountered entities in the breast. </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Among</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> these, Complex Cystic Breast Masses (CCBM</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">), which contain both anechoic </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">and echogenic components, can result in a variety of imaging appearances.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> These include cystic lesions with thick walls and/or internal septa, intracystic nodular lesions, and solid-cystic masses of varying com</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">positions. Ultrasound is the mainstay for evaluating cystic lesions, and thus recognizing the imaging features appropriately and suggesting suitable interventional procedures are </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">included in their management. In this pictorial essay, we describe the</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> wide</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> range of ultrasound appearances of CCBMs with a number of clinically encountered examples from our institution. This article would enhance the understanding of readers in possible differentials to be included in their clinical </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">practice and to suggest appropriate further intervention, when deemed ne</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">cessary.展开更多
文摘Cystic lesions are very commonly encountered entities in the breast. </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Among</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> these, Complex Cystic Breast Masses (CCBM</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">), which contain both anechoic </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">and echogenic components, can result in a variety of imaging appearances.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> These include cystic lesions with thick walls and/or internal septa, intracystic nodular lesions, and solid-cystic masses of varying com</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">positions. Ultrasound is the mainstay for evaluating cystic lesions, and thus recognizing the imaging features appropriately and suggesting suitable interventional procedures are </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">included in their management. In this pictorial essay, we describe the</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> wide</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> range of ultrasound appearances of CCBMs with a number of clinically encountered examples from our institution. This article would enhance the understanding of readers in possible differentials to be included in their clinical </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">practice and to suggest appropriate further intervention, when deemed ne</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">cessary.