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Caption: Scan of the painful area of the left breast
Description: The area of concern shows decreased echogenicity when compared to the rest of the breast parenchyma. This area is ill-defined and shows loss of normal architecture.
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Caption: Comparative views of painful [right] and painless [left] areas
Description: This view clearly delineates the ill-defined hypoechoic area. The loss of planes with the normal breast tissue on the affected side is clearly appreciated in this comparative view.
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Caption: Comparative color Doppler views
Description: The hypoechoic region demonstrates increased vascularity. This is consistent with an inflammatory process.
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Breast >> Breast
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Breast carcinoma with metastases to axillaA 40-year-old woman presents with a hard lump in the right breast. There was palpable right axillary lymphadenopathy. The following are the ultrasound images of the mass and the axillary node.
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Intraductal carcinomaA 40-year-old woman presents with a hard and immobile lump in her breast. A mammogram and ultrasound of the mass was performed.
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Angiosarcoma of the breastA 57-year-old woman presented with a recently palpable mass in the left breast. Prior yearly screening mammograms have been negative. Patient has a history of Hodgkins disease treated ...
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Breast hamartomaA 35-year-old woman presented with a palpable mass in her right breast. A mammogram and ultrasound were performed.
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Breast abscessA young lactating woman presents with severe pain and reddish area behind and around the left nipple. An ultrasound of the left breast was performed.
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Fibroadenolipoma of the breastThis is the scan in a 31-year-old nulliparous woman with a lump in her left breast. She has a positive family history of breast cancer.
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