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Hypoechoic breast mass

MedGen UID:
1052406
Concept ID:
CN377462
Finding
Synonym: Hypoechoic breast nodule
 
HPO: HP:6000630

Definition

A breast mass visualized by sonography that displays a lower than normal echo signal (and this that appears dark gray in the typical ultrasound image). [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHypoechoic breast mass

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Wickre M, Valencia E, Solanki M, Glazebrook K
Br J Radiol 2021 Apr 1;94(1120):20201019. Epub 2020 Dec 17 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20201019. PMID: 33332985Free PMC Article
Li J
J Invest Surg 2019 Aug;32(5):414-420. Epub 2018 Jan 30 doi: 10.1080/08941939.2018.1424270. PMID: 29381437
Thorncroft K, Forsyth L, Desmond S, Audisio RA
Breast J 2007 Nov-Dec;13(6):607-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2007.00489.x. PMID: 17983405

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tsunoda H, Moon WK
Korean J Radiol 2024 Feb;25(2):134-145. Epub 2024 Jan 10 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2023.0769. PMID: 38238012Free PMC Article
Lin M, Wu S
PLoS One 2022;17(11):e0278299. Epub 2022 Nov 30 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278299. PMID: 36449518Free PMC Article
Pala EE, Ekmekci S, Kilic M, Dursun A, Colakoglu G, Karaali C, Emiroglu M, Emiroglu M
Turk Patoloji Derg 2022;38(1):40-45. doi: 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01554. PMID: 34558655Free PMC Article
Karbasian N, Sohrabi S, Omofoye TS, Le-Petross H, Arun BK, Albarracin CT, Hess KR, Gutierrez-Barrera AM, Whitman GJ
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2021 May-Jun;50(3):303-307. Epub 2020 Jan 8 doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.01.011. PMID: 32033821Free PMC Article
Samuels TH, Liu FF, Yaffe M, Haider M
Can Assoc Radiol J 1998 Jun;49(3):172-80. PMID: 9640283

Diagnosis

Raj SD, Shurafa M, Shah Z, Raj KM, Fishman MDC, Dialani VM
Radiographics 2019 May-Jun;39(3):610-625. Epub 2019 Mar 29 doi: 10.1148/rg.2019180097. PMID: 30924754
Shanmugasiva VV, Ramli Hamid MT, Fadzli F, Shaleen Kaur KS, Abd Rahman N, Rahmat K
Malays J Pathol 2018 Dec;40(3):349-353. PMID: 30580368
Barreto DS, Sedgwick EL, Nagi CS, Benveniste AP
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2018 Oct;171(3):527-534. Epub 2018 Jul 3 doi: 10.1007/s10549-018-4870-3. PMID: 29971624
Wang LC, Sullivan M, Du H, Feldman MI, Mendelson EB
Radiographics 2013 Jan-Feb;33(1):213-28. doi: 10.1148/rg.331125092. PMID: 23322838
Diesing D, Axt-Fliedner R, Hornung D, Weiss JM, Diedrich K, Friedrich M
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2004 May;269(4):233-6. Epub 2003 Dec 19 doi: 10.1007/s00404-003-0561-2. PMID: 15205978

Therapy

AlQattan AS, Ghulam WZ, Aldaoud N, Algheryafi L, Aleisa N, Aldulaijan FA
Breast J 2021 Mar;27(3):258-263. Epub 2021 Jan 21 doi: 10.1111/tbj.14160. PMID: 33480097
Raj SD, Shurafa M, Shah Z, Raj KM, Fishman MDC, Dialani VM
Radiographics 2019 May-Jun;39(3):610-625. Epub 2019 Mar 29 doi: 10.1148/rg.2019180097. PMID: 30924754
Li J
J Invest Surg 2019 Aug;32(5):414-420. Epub 2018 Jan 30 doi: 10.1080/08941939.2018.1424270. PMID: 29381437
Nihon-Yanagi Y, Ueda T, Kameda N, Okazumi S
Surg Oncol 2011 Mar;20(1):35-42. Epub 2009 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2009.09.005. PMID: 19853438
Diesing D, Axt-Fliedner R, Hornung D, Weiss JM, Diedrich K, Friedrich M
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2004 May;269(4):233-6. Epub 2003 Dec 19 doi: 10.1007/s00404-003-0561-2. PMID: 15205978

Prognosis

Lin M, Wu S
PLoS One 2022;17(11):e0278299. Epub 2022 Nov 30 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278299. PMID: 36449518Free PMC Article
Wang ZL, Li N, Li M, Wan WB
Radiol Med 2015 Oct;120(10):905-10. Epub 2015 Mar 1 doi: 10.1007/s11547-014-0493-x. PMID: 25725790
Wang LC, Sullivan M, Du H, Feldman MI, Mendelson EB
Radiographics 2013 Jan-Feb;33(1):213-28. doi: 10.1148/rg.331125092. PMID: 23322838
Troupis T, Michalinos A, Skandalakis P
Breast 2012 Oct;21(5):615-20. Epub 2012 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2012.06.006. PMID: 22749923
Chung EM, Cube R, Hall GJ, González C, Stocker JT, Glassman LM
Radiographics 2009 May-Jun;29(3):907-31. doi: 10.1148/rg.293095010. PMID: 19448124

Clinical prediction guides

Pala EE, Ekmekci S, Kilic M, Dursun A, Colakoglu G, Karaali C, Emiroglu M, Emiroglu M
Turk Patoloji Derg 2022;38(1):40-45. doi: 10.5146/tjpath.2021.01554. PMID: 34558655Free PMC Article
Yoon GY, Cha JH, Kim HH, Shin HJ, Chae EY, Choi WJ, Oh HY
Curr Med Imaging 2020;16(6):729-738. doi: 10.2174/1573405615666190219105810. PMID: 32723245
Cai S, Wang H, Zhu Q, Li J, Sun Q, Jiang Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Apr;99(15):e19728. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000019728. PMID: 32282731Free PMC Article
Barreto DS, Sedgwick EL, Nagi CS, Benveniste AP
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2018 Oct;171(3):527-534. Epub 2018 Jul 3 doi: 10.1007/s10549-018-4870-3. PMID: 29971624
Wang LC, Sullivan M, Du H, Feldman MI, Mendelson EB
Radiographics 2013 Jan-Feb;33(1):213-28. doi: 10.1148/rg.331125092. PMID: 23322838

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