OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outline and pattern of male and female breast diseases in Saudi Arabia. METHODS The study consisted of 953 consecutive female breast biopsies and mastectomies. Information on these cases were retrieved from the records of the laboratory. Outline of breast lesions were tabulated and classified into inflammatory, benign and malignant lesions. RESULTS Benign lesions c...

To evaluate the diagnostic eff icacy of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided needle localization and surgical biopsy for suspicious breast lesions occult on physical breast examination, mammography and second-look ultrasound. Twelve patients (age range, 29-68 years; mean 44.9±9.24 years) received breast MR-guided needle localization and surgical biopsy for the suspicious lesions detec...

INTRODUCTION A granular cell tumor involving the breast parenchyma was first described by Abrikossoff in 1931. Localization of this lesion to the breast is very rare, accounting for between 5% and 15% of all granular cell tumor cases. We present this case because of the rarity of this tumor. It is frequently confused with breast carcinoma on clinical and radiological examination, and its diagno...

Asymptomatic women who have received silicone injection for breast augmentation have a risk of underestimating breast cancer by palpation, mammography, or breast sonography. Enhanced breast MRI is sensitive to display certain nonspecific enhanced lesions or suspicious lesions. Such nonspecific MRI-detected lesions could be managed by American College Radiology BI-RADS lexicon and selectively wi...

A comprehensive cytologic study of a large series papillary lesions the breast suggests combination new features to distinguish benign neoplasms from malignant ones.

BACKGROUND Ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy technology is extremely useful for diagnostic biopsy of suspicious breast lesions and for attempted complete excision of appropriately selected presumed benign breast lesions. CASE PRESENTATION A female patient presented with 16 breast lesions (eight within each breast), documented on ultrasound and all presumed to be fibroadenomas. O...

PURPOSE We evaluated the efficacy of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detecting additional malignancies in breast cancer patients newly diagnosed by breast ultrasonography and mammography. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of 1,038 breast cancer patients who underwent preoperative mammography, bilateral breast ultrasonography, and subsequent breast MRI between August ...

background: malignant neoplastic lesions of the breast are one of the main causes of cancer death among women. several factors can be influential in the treatment process of breast cancer patients. the expression status of estrogen and progesterone receptors in tumor cells is among the most important determinants affecting the treatment approach and prognosis of these patients. in this paper, w...

the evaluate the diagnostic value of image guided fine needle aspiration (fna) in breast lesions, the cytologic results of 401 patients were studied. all patients had either unpalpable masses or lesions who were hardly possible to localize by palpation and fna was performed by single radiologist under ultrasound guide in all cases. the cytologic results were divided into four categories (inconc...

Cystic breast mass is one of the common conditions seen presented in any breast clinic. Evaluating such cystic breast lesions is very important. Malignant cystic tumors like mucinous carcinomas and papillary carcinomas have to be differentiated from common benign cystic lesions of the breast like fibrocystic lesions and papillomas. Malignant breast cancers that present as cystic lesions are see...