Mammography, Ultrasonography and Sonoelastography Findings of Granular Cell Tumor in Accessory Axillary Breast
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Case Report
P: 149-151
December 2017

Mammography, Ultrasonography and Sonoelastography Findings of Granular Cell Tumor in Accessory Axillary Breast

J Acad Res Med 2017;7(3):149-151
1. Clinic of Radiology, University of Health Sciences Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
2. Clinic of Radiology, Bahçelievler State Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
3. Clinic of Pathology, Medipol University Mega Hospital Complex, İstanbul, Turkey
4. Clinic of Radiology, Kemerburgaz University Medicalpark Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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Received Date: 31.10.2015
Accepted Date: 28.02.2017
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ABSTRACT

The main objective of breast imaging is to detect and differentiate benign lesions from malignant ones with higher accuracy rates. Recent studies have reported that sonoelastography (SE) is helpful for distinguishing benign and malignant solid breast masses and shows higher specificity than B-mode ultrasound (US) alone. Granular cell tumors are rare stromal tumors. While mammographically, they appear to be indistinctly marginated asymmetric density, sonographically the lesion generally shows acoustic shadowing and an irregular shape. In our case, in addition to mammography and US findings, we evaluated SE findings as well. The elasticity value and elasticity ratio showed similarity with malignant masses; therefore, we conclude that SE has no additional contribution to diagnosis of these lesions.