J Korean Radiol Soc.  1996 Aug;35(2):279-281.

Mammography, US and MR Findings of Cystic Lymphangioma of the Breast: a Case Report

• Kook SH
• Keum JS

Abstract

Lymphangiomas are congenital malformations that occur most commonly in the head, neck or axilla and 80-90% of lesions are detected by the age of two years. Cystic lymphangioma of the breast in a 37-year-old woman ; it showed typical well-defined tubular and nodular opacity on mammogram, a multilocular septated anechoic mass on ultrasonogram, and low and high signal intensity on T1- and T2-weighted MR images, respectively. These findings before surgery indicated cystic lymphangioma.

Keyword

Breast neoplasms, MR; Breast neoplasms, US; Breast radiography

MeSH Terms

Adult
Axilla
Breast*
Female
Head
Humans
Lymphangioma
Lymphangioma, Cystic*
Mammography*
Neck