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ArticleDiagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey)2023

Use of shear-wave elastography to distinguish complex and complicated fibroadenomas from simple fibroadenomas.

Işıl Başara Akın, Hakan Özgül, Canan Altay, Mustafa Seçil, Merih Güray Durak, Duygu Gürel, Pınar Balcı

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Article in Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Işıl Başara AkınDepartment of Radiology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-0786-1490
Hakan ÖzgülClinic of Radiology, Kemalpaşa State Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-6123-0668
Canan AltayDepartment of Radiology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-0417-7770
Mustafa SeçilDepartment of Radiology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-7350-2202
Merih Güray DurakDepartment of Pathology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-3516-952X
Duygu GürelDepartment of Pathology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-2547-8225
Pınar BalcıDepartment of Radiology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-2425-7631
Dokuz Eylül University · TR

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Abstract

purposeSimple fibroadenomas (SFAs), complex fibroadenomas (CFAs), and cellular fibroadenomas (CeFAs) are variants of fibroadenomas. Additionally, some degenerative, hyperplastic, and metaplastic changes may occur in fibroadenomas, forming complicated fibroadenomas. Distinctive ultrasonography (US) features in variants of fibroadenomas and complicated fibroadenomas have not been reported. Shear-wave elastography (SWE) can be applied to effectively discriminate between these variants and complicated fibroadenomas. In this study, we aimed to evaluate SWE findings to discriminate between SFAs and other variants.

methodsIn total, 48 patients (26 with SFAs, 16 with CFAs, 3 with CeFAs, and 3 with complicated fibroadenomas) participated in this study. The lesions were classified into two groups according to histopathologic diagnoses. The SWE evaluation and lesion elasticity scores (E

resultsThe B-mode US features in both groups showed no statistical significance. The set of SWE values of both observers demonstrated strong statistical significance in discriminating between group 1 (SFAs) and Group 2 (CFAs, CeFAs, and complicated fibroadenomas).

conclusionAs the fibroadenoma variants and complicated fibroadenomas have similar US findings, SWE in addition to a conventional B-mode examination can increase the diagnostic performance to discriminate SFAs from other complex and complicated forms of fibroadenomas.

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Breast NeoplasmsElasticity Imaging TechniquesFibroadenomaFemaleHumansROC CurveUltrasonographyUltrasonography, MammaryCellular fibroadenomacomplex fibroadenomacomplicated fibroadenomashearwave elastographysimple fibroadenomaultrasonography

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