Korean Journal of Radiology

The Korean Society of Radiology (대한영상의학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

A Suspicious Breast Lesion Detected by Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI and Pathologically Confirmed as Capillary Hemangioma: a Case Report and Literature Review

  • Yang, Lian-He (Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital and College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University) ;
  • Ma, Shuang (Department of Neurology, Sheng Jing Hospital of China Medical University) ;
  • Li, Qing-Chang (Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital and College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University) ;
  • Xu, Hong-Tao (Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital and College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University) ;
  • Wang, Xin (Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University) ;
  • Wang, En-Hua (Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital and College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University)
  • Received : 2013.01.16
  • Accepted : 2013.02.25
  • Published : 2013.11.01
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Breast capillary hemangioma is a type of benign vascular tumor which is rarely seen. Little is known about its presentation on dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI). Here, we describe a case of suspicious breast lesion detected by DCE-MRI and pathologically confirmed as capillary hemangioma. Our case indicates that a small mass with a superficial location, clear boundary, and homogeneous enhancement on DCE-MRI indicates the possible diagnosis of hemangioma, whereby even the lesion presents a washout type curve.

Keywords

References

  1. Jeh SK, Kim SH, Kang BJ. Comparison of the diagnostic performance of response evaluation criteria in solid tumor 1.0 with response evaluation criteria in solid tumor 1.1 on MRI in advanced breast cancer response evaluation to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Korean J Radiol 2013;14:13-20 https://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2013.14.1.13
  2. Kang H, Lee HY, Lee KS, Kim JH. Imaging-based tumor treatment response evaluation: review of conventional, new, and emerging concepts. Korean J Radiol 2012;13:371-390 https://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2012.13.4.371
  3. Lyou CY, Cho N, Kim SM, Jang M, Park JS, Baek SY, et al. Computer-aided evaluation of breast MRI for the residual tumor extent and response monitoring in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Korean J Radiol 2011;12:34-43 https://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2011.12.1.34
  4. Tilve A, Mallo R, Pérez A, Santiago P. Breast hemangiomas: correlation between imaging and pathologic findings. J Clin Ultrasound 2012;40:512-517 https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.21904
  5. Fornage BD, McGavran MH, Duvic M, Waldron CA. Imaging of the skin with 20-MHz US. Radiology 1993;189:69-76 https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.189.1.8372222
  6. Siewert B, Jacobs T, Baum JK. Sonographic evaluation of subcutaneous hemangioma of the breast. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2002;178:1025-1027 https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.178.4.1781025
  7. Lee SH, Cho N, Kim SJ, Cha JH, Cho KS, Ko ES, et al. Correlation between high resolution dynamic MR features and prognostic factors in breast cancer. Korean J Radiol 2008;9:10-18 https://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2008.9.1.10
  8. Glazebrook KN, Morton MJ, Reynolds C. Vascular tumors of the breast: mammographic, sonographic, and MRI appearances. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2005;184:331-338 https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.184.1.01840331
  9. Jozefczyk MA, Rosen PP. Vascular tumors of the breast. II. Perilobular hemangiomas and hemangiomas. Am J Surg Pathol 1985;9:491-503 https://doi.org/10.1097/00000478-198507000-00004
  10. Bhathal PS, Brown RW, Lesueur GC, Russell IS. Frequency of benign and malignant breast lesions in 207 consecutive autopsies in Australian women. Br J Cancer 1985;51:271-278 https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1985.39

Cited by

  1. Complex Hemangioma of the Breast: Case Report, with Imaging Findings vol.19, pp.2, 2013, https://doi.org/10.13104/imri.2015.19.2.131