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ANCA CIUREA
Radiology Dept.
UMF I Hatieganu ClujCluj-Napoca
Breast examination WH
WHY
Y?
DIAGNOSTIC (symptoms
(symptoms))
- sub
subjjectiv - pain,
pain, tension , sindrom
sindrom premenstrual,
premenstrual, cancerophobia
cancerophobia
- ob
objjectiv lump (nodule)
(nodule),, breast discharge,
discharge, skin changes,
changes, nipple
retraction,, a
retraction
asymmetry
symmetry
NO SYMPTOMS
- SCREENING (screening programes
programes)
- high risk pacients
pacientst
- control of the breast treated conservatory/of the contralateral breast
- metastasis
metastasis of unknown origin
radiogra
radiography
phy,, X ra
rays
ys
elastography
phy))
Ultrasound 2D (Doppler, elastogra
MRI with contrast
NEVER!!!
NEVER!!!
CT
ermography
thermography
nuclear medicine (tr
(tre
eatment YES spearing breast surgery
with santinel node biopsy)
biopsy)
http://www.lasvegasthermography.com/services/
Mammography Indica
Indicattions
sceening
Mammography Limit
Limitss
reduced
sensibilit
sensibility
y in the dense breast
reduced sensibilit
sensibility
y in the augmented
breast
dif
ifffic
icu
ult to perform in patients with acute
inflamation / breast trauma
US
Doppler US
Elastography
US - Indica
Indications
tions
US - Limit
Limitss
real
MRM - Indica
Indicattions
breast
cancer staging
diagnosis of multicentricity, multifocality or
bilaterality
diferenttial between recurrence and scar
diferen
after breast sparing surgery
etastasis
sis of unknown primary
metasta
augmented breast
screening for BRCA po
possitive
MRM - Indica
Indicattions
VASVARI
MARINELA
CICATRICE VS RECIDIV
MRM Limit
Limitss
multiple
fals pos
positive re
res
sult
ultss
fals negative res
resultate for comedo DCIS
(MRI does not depict the typical
microcalcifications))
microcalcifications
long waiting and examination time
expensive
expensive,, feromagnetism, claustrofobia
claustrofobia
ANATOMY
ANATOM
Y
Lobes consist of glandular tissue (lobular), ductal, fatty and fibrous tissue
fibrous tissue in and extralobule
Adipose tissue in and extralobule
Correlation Mx US
cancer
opaque (WHITE) on mamo
hipoechoic (black) on US
NORMAL APPEARANCE
Mammographic semeiology
Asymmetrical
density (global/focal
(global/focal))
Nodular density (mass)
Architectural distorsion
Microcalcifications
Mammographic semeiology
Asymmetrical density
Causes:
Caus
- physiologic
physiological
al
- focal le
les
sion (mass)
- after surgery
- incor
ncorrrect technique
Mammographic semeiology
Nodular density
Analysis:
Analysis:
- localization clock
- dimension progresion
progresion indicator
- shape
- contour
- density
- associated lesions: architectural
distorsion, calcifications, skin/nipple
changes
Masses
Mammographic semeiology
Nodular density
Malignant
Benign
Shape
Irregular
Round, oval
Contour
Spiculated,
microlobulated or illdefined
Circumscribed
Density
Radioopaque
Radioopaque, radiolucent,
mixt
Surrounding
tissue
Architectural distorsion,
dilated ducts, edema,
skin changes (edema,
invasion, retraction)
Unchanged
Spiculated lesion
Les
Le
sion with mixt densities
densities
Mammographic semeiology
Architectural distorsion
the only finding
ociated
ed with cancer
associat
after surgery
Mammographic semeiology
Calcifications
Mammographic semeiology
Calcifications
bgn:
mgn:
Benign calcification
Benign calcification
Vascular calcifications
Benign calcification
pop-corn calcifications
- fibroadenomas
(menopause)
Benign calcification
Rim calcifications
Benign calcification
Calcification of the
sutures
US normal appearance
skin
fatty superficial
glandular tissue
fatty profound
pectoral m.
ribs
US semeiology
shape regular
regular, irregu
egular
lar
cont
onto
our (margins) circumscribed
circumscribed
noncircumscribed
noncircumscri
bed
orientation
orienta
tion parall
parallel, perpendicular
ech
ec
hogenity
ogenity hypo, iso, h
hyyperecogen, anech
anechoic
ecostructure
ecostructu
re homogeneous
omogeneous,, inh
inhomogeneous
omogeneous
vascularissation pres
vasculari
present, absent
elasticity
elasticit
y elastic, stiff
associated changes: architectural distorsion,
distorsion,
skin changes etc
US semeiology
shape regular
regular, irregula
irregularr
US semeiology
contour
conto
- circumscribed
- non
non--circumscribed (ill defined, angulated,
microlobulated, spiculated,
spiculated, hy
hyperec
perech
hoic rim)
US semeiology
orientation
orienta
tion paralel/perpendicular
US semeiology
ech
ec
hogenity
ogenity hypo, iso, h
hyyperecogen, anech
anechoic
US semeiology
ech
ec
hostructure
ostructure homogeneous
omogeneous,, in
inh
homogeneous
omogeneous
US semeiology
US semeiology
Vascularissation pres
Vasculari
present/absent
US semeiology
Elasticity
Elasticit
y soft/
soft/stiff
Breast MRI
MRI semeiology
findings:
findings:
- mass
mass
- hypers
persignal
ignal with no associated mass
MRI semeiology
Mass description:
Mass
description:
- shape:
shape: regular
regular (round or oval)
oval) or ir
irregula
regularr
- cont
conto
our: : circumscribed
circumscribed or noncircumsc
noncircumscibed
ibed (ill
defined,, lobulated
defined
lobulated or spicul
spiculated)
ated)
- internal signal morfology:
morfology: homogeneous
omogeneous,,
heterogeneous
heterogen
eous,, ring
- dynamic of the lesions (intensity
(intensity-tim
time
e curve
curve):
):
continuous,, in plat
continuous
platea
eau,
u, wash
wash--out
MRI semeiology
Mass
Mas
s (nodule
(nodule)
Malignant
Benign
Shape
Irregular
Round/oval
Contour
Spiculated/microlobulat
ed
Circumscribed
Caracterele
morfologice ale
hipersemnalului
intern
Omogen
Heterogen/n inel
Dynamic of the
postcontrast
hypersignal
Wash-out or plateau
Progressive or plateau
BI--RADS
BI
0
supplementary informations
needed
1 normal
2 benign lesion
3 probably benign lesion
4 possible malignant lesion
5 lesion highly suggestive for mgn
6 histological proven malignancy
BI--RADS
BI
0
supplementary ex.
1, 2 normal screening programme
(4-6 months)
3 control (4 4 biopsy
5 biopsy
6 therapy
Breast pathology
Benign lesions
- cyst
- fibroadeno
fibroadenom
mas
Malignant lesions
- ductal carcinom
carcinoma
a
- DCIS
- IDC
- lobular carcinom
carcinoma
a
- LIS
LISC
C high risk lesion!!!!
lesion!!!!
- ILC
Breast cysts
Fibroadenom
Fibroadeno
mas
DCIS
DCIS
IDC
IDC
(frequently
quently multicentric/multifocal, polimor
polimorf/multiform
f/multiform))
ILC (fre
Mx ocult/spiculated
ocult/spiculated mas
mass/
s/ar
arcchitectural distortion/focal
asimetry
US irregular mass with shadowing/aria of shadowing
IRM spiculated mass,
mass, with architectural distorsion
Interventional diagnosis
diagnosis and
therapeutical man
manoeuvres
oeuvres
Diagnostic
- FNAB
- breast microbiops
microbiopsy
y (tru
(tru--cut)
- vacuum assisted biopsy (m
(macrobiops
acrobiopsy)
y)
Treatment
Tre
- FNAB (cyst
(cyst aspira
aspiration
tion))
- vacuum assisted biopsy (le
(les
sions<
s<1,5
1,5 cm)
- placing
placing of tissue markers
- preoperative localisation (hook wires
wires))
- sentinel node biopsy
Guiding method
- rontgen (stereotax
(stereotaxyy)
- US
- MRI
Interventional man
manoeuvres
oeuvres US
guided
Interventional man
manoeuvres
oeuvres Rx
guided
Interventional man
manoeuvres
oeuvres hook
wire
Interventional man
manoeuvres
oeuvres
tissue marker
Sentinel node
preoperative limfoscintigraphy
gamma camera