[Ultrasound differentiation of fibroadenoma and diagnosis of minimal carcinoma of the breast]. / Ekhograficheskie varianty fibroadenomatoza i diagnostika minimal'nykh kartsinom molochnoi zhelezy.

ABSTRACT

The investigation was based on the ultrasound and mammographic examination of 630 patients with different patterns of fibroadenoma and 23--with carcinoma of the breast. Sonography should be carried out in step with menstrual cycle when diffuse hyperplasia of glandular tissue is registered. Minimal lobular cancers present most difficulties. Detection of a "node" should not be seen as the dividing line between tumor and fibroadenoma. In cases of fibroadenoma, sonography should be sometimes supplemented by mammography. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy should be used to clarify radiological evidence.