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Imaging Findings of Chest Wall Lesions on Breast Sonography

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Bundang Cha General Hospital, Pochon Cha University, Sungnam, Korea (J.H.Y.); and Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (E.-K.K., M.J.K., K.K.O.).

Address correspondence to Eun-Kyung Kim, MD, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-ku, Shinchon-dong 134, Seoul 120-752, Korea., E-mail: ekkim{at}yuhs.ac

Objective. The purpose of this presentation is to illustrate the sonographic findings of chest wall lesions that were depicted on breast sonography. Methods. Chest wall lesions detected during breast sonography were collected and reviewed retrospectively. Results. The sonographic findings of normal chest walls and various pathologic chest wall lesions, including inflammatory lesions, benign neoplasms, and malignant neoplasms, are discussed. Conclusions. Familiarity with normal sonographic anatomy and chest wall lesions could be helpful in differentiating a chest wall lesion from a breast lesion and in showing whether the origin of any palpable breast lump is in the breast parenchyma or the chest wall on breast sonography.

Key Words: breast • chest wall • sonography

Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography • MRI, magnetic resonance imaging