(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India Breast Ultrasound: Equipment Settings and Examination Technique Equipment settings have a critical influence in breast ultrasound. The examination must be performed with a…
(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India Calcifications in the breast are encountered very commonly on mammography. The vast majority of calcifications are due to benign causes. However some benign…
(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India Ductal carcinoma in situ is a malignant proliferation of epithelial cells within the ducts with no invasion. DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) is…
(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India Invasive carcinoma (NOS) type is the most common invasive breast carcinoma, accounting for up to 80 % of all invasive breast cancer. All…
(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India Breast surgery and radiotherapy produce changes which make it difficult to distinguish posttreatment changes from breast cancer recurrence (Fig. 44.1). High-quality imaging and…
(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India The lymphatics from most of the breast drain into the axilla except for the medial quadrant which may drain into the internal mammary…
(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India Fibroadenomas are benign tumors that commonly occur in the early reproductive age group. They are hyperplastic, benign fibroepithelial lesions of the breast composed…
(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India Analysis of Mass Lesions Mass lesions are space-occupying lesions in the breast seen in two views. Most breast cancers appear as masses, calcifications,…
(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India Nipple discharge is a distressing symptom because of the fear of breast cancer associated with it. Approximately 95 % of women presenting with…
(1) Chennai Breast Centre, Chennai, India Invasive lobular carcinoma accounts for about 10 % of all invasive carcinoma and it is the second most common breast malignancy. The unique…
