Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol 18, Issue 3 217-223, Copyright © 1999 by American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Benign papillary lesions of the breast: sonographic-pathologic correlation
B. K. Han, Y. H. Choe, Y. H. Ko, J. H. Yang and S. J. Nam
Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
We reviewed the sonographic findings of 42 benign papillary lesions of the
breast and correlated them with pathologic findings. Sonography detected
95% of papillomas (22 intraluminal masses, four extraductal masses, nine
purely solid masses, and five mixed type masses). The sonographic margins
of the mass were well defined in 20 lesions and poorly defined in 14
lesions. Poorly defined margins on sonography were frequent in papillomas
with pathologic pseudoinvasion and in juvenile papillomatosis. Most benign
papillary lesions of the breast have the sonographic findings suggestive of
intraductal origin. The sonographic findings of papillary lesions
correlated well with pathologic findings.
