The Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine Guidelines on Non-mass Abnormalities of the Breast

Overview

Journal J Med Ultrason (2001)

Specialty Radiology

Date 2023 Jun 1

PMID 37261555

Authors

Toshikazu Ito

Ei Ueno

Tokiko Endo

Kiyoka Omoto

Akira Kuwajima

Nobuyuki Taniguchi

Hiroko Tsunoda

Eriko Tohno

Hideyuki Hashimoto

Yasuhisa Fujimoto

Takanori Watanabe

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Abstract

It is possible to appropriately diagnose non-mass abnormalities by elucidating ultrasound non-mass abnormality findings and sharing the concept. If non-mass abnormalities can be diagnosed early, the number of curable cases could increase, leading to fewer breast cancer deaths. The Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine (JSUM) Terminology/Diagnostic Criteria Committee has classified non-mass abnormalities into five subtypes: hypoechoic area in the mammary gland, abnormalities of the ducts, architectural distortion, multiple small cysts, and echogenic foci without a hypoechoic area. We herein define the findings for each of these subtypes and present a summary of the JSUM guidelines on non-mass abnormalities of the breast generated based on those findings.

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