The value of color Doppler ultrasounograpy in the diagnosis of breast mass:a report of 600 cases / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To exploration the value of color Doppler ultrasounographhy(CDU) in the diagnosis of breast mass. Methods The clinical data of 600 cases of breast tumor treated in our hospital in recent 3 years were retrospectively analysed, all patients were examined with CDU before operation. Results CDU found breast small tumor in 163 cases(27.2%) which couldn’t detected by hands, found multiple masses in 307 cases(51.2%);and suspected malignancy in 75 cases,of the 75 cases,malignancies were comfirmed by pathological examination in 72 cases(96.0%).Conclusions CDU can find small breast mass which can not be detected by hands,and can determin the mass is a tumor or not.CDU can also find early stage of breast cancer.CDU is non-traumatic,rasily to be perfomed and repeated.CDU can improve the preoperative diagnosis rate of breast mass.