J Korean Radiol Soc.  1985 Dec;21(6):923-935. 10.3348/jkrs.1985.21.6.923.

Multiple diagnostic approaches to palpable breast mass

• Chin SY
• Kim KH
• Moon NM
• Kim YK
• Jang JJ

• KMID: 2462391
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1985.21.6.923

Abstract

The combination of the various diagnostic methods of palpable breast mass has improved the diagnosticaccuracy. From Sep.1983 to Aug. 1985 pathologically proven 85 patients with palpable breast masses examined withX-ray mammography, ultrasonography, penumomammography and aspiration cytology at Korea Cancer Center Hospital wereanalyzed. The diagnostic accuracies of each methods were 77.6% of mammogram, 74.1% of ultrasonomgram, 90.5% ofpenumommaogram and 92.4% of aspiration cytology. Pneumommamograms was accomplished without difficulty orcomplication and depicted more clearly delineated mass with various pathognomonic findings; air-ductal pattern infibroadenoma(90.4%) and cystosarcoma phylloides(100%), air-halo in fibrocystic disease(14.2%), fibroadenoma(100%),cystosarcoma phylloides (100%), air-cystogram in cystic type of fibrocystic disease(100%) and vaculoar pattern orirregular air collection without retained peripheral gas in carcinoma.

MeSH Terms

Breast*
Humans
Korea
Mammography
Ultrasonography