Value of ultrasonographic grading with high-frequency probes in distinguishing breast tumors.
- Author:
Hong-mei LIU
1
;
Feng-lin WU
;
Xia CHEN
;
Chang-sheng YE
;
Yong-jian DENG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Breast Diseases; diagnostic imaging; pathology; Breast Neoplasms; diagnostic imaging; pathology; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Grading; Ultrasonography, Mammary; methods; Young Adult
- From: Journal of Southern Medical University 2009;29(10):2115-2117
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the value of ultrasonographic grading with high-frequency probes in differentiating benign and malignant breast tumors.
METHODSSixty-four women (mean age 44.5-/+13.7 years) with 79 breast tumors underwent high-frequency ultrasonography to examine the tumor number, size, aspect ratio, shape, boundaries, encapsulation, pseudopod, internal and rear echoes, calcifications, blood perfusion, abnormality lymph nodes in the axilla. The tumors were graded based on these findings using a 10-point grading system.
RESULTSBetween the 46 women with benign tumors and 18 with malignant tumors, no significant differences were found in the mean tumor number (1.5-/+1.3 vs 1.1-/+0.3, P>0.05) or size (55.0-/+19.2 mm vs 19.8-/+8.3 mm, P>0.05), but the mean age (41.4-/+12.4 years vs 52.4-/+14.1 years) and ultrasonographic grade (2.8-/+2.2 vs 7.3-/+1.7, P<0.05) differed significantly. The ultrasonographic grade of the breast tumors showed an obvious correlation to the nature of the tumors (r=0.695, P<0.001).
CONCLUSIONGrading of breast tumors with high-frequency ultrasonography helps evaluate the nature of the tumors, and a higher score suggests increased probability of malignancy.
