OBJECTIVE: This article reviews basic sonographic findings for distinguishing cystic lesions of the breast. METHODS: We describe sonographic features of simple and complicated cysts in comparison with complex masses and intracystic carcinomas. RESULTS: We correlate cystic lesion appearances with histologic patterns and illustrate the diagnostic and therapeutic management of cystic breast lesions. CONCLUSIONS: Sonography is a useful tool in distinguishing simple cysts from complicated cysts and complex masses of the breast.
OBJECTIVE: This article reviews basic sonographic findings for distinguishing cystic lesions of the breast. METHODS: We describe sonographic features of simple and complicated cysts in comparison with complex masses and intracystic carcinomas. RESULTS: We correlate cystic lesion appearances with histologic patterns and illustrate the diagnostic and therapeutic management of cystic breast lesions. CONCLUSIONS: Sonography is a useful tool in distinguishing simple cysts from complicated cysts and complex masses of the breast.