Why the study?
What are the characteristic imaging findings of mammary angiosarcomas on mammography, US, and MRI?
Population
24 patients with a diagnosis of mammary angiosarcoma who underwent preoperative imaging, mean age 40 years.
Design
Case_series, Images were reviewed in consensus by two radiologists
Authors
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May aid preoperative suspicion for mammary angiosarcoma; leaves open prospective validation before changing practice.
What are the characteristic imaging findings of mammary angiosarcomas on mammography, US, and MRI?
Mammary angiosarcomas demonstrate characteristic imaging features, including hyperechogenicity on US and hypervascular, heterogeneous enhancement with rapid washout on MRI, which can aid in diagnosis.
Yang et al. (2007) studied this question.
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