A case of breast angiosarcoma clearly delineated by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography

Takahito Iwai; Mutsumi Nishida; Yusuke Kudo; Satomi Omotehara; Kenjiro Kato; Emi Takakuwa; Ai Shimizu; Fumi Kato; Mitsuchika Hosoda; Masato Takahashi; Takanori Teshima

doi:10.1002/jcu.23460

A case of breast angiosarcoma clearly delineated by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography

J Clin Ultrasound. 2023 Jul-Aug;51(6):1048-1050. doi: 10.1002/jcu.23460. Epub 2023 Apr 6.

Authors

Takahito Iwai^{1

2}, Mutsumi Nishida³, Yusuke Kudo^{1

2}, Satomi Omotehara^{1

2}, Kenjiro Kato⁴, Emi Takakuwa⁴, Ai Shimizu⁴, Fumi Kato⁵, Mitsuchika Hosoda⁶, Masato Takahashi⁶, Takanori Teshima^{1

2

7}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
² Diagnostic Center for Sonography, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
³ Department of Planning and Management, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
⁴ Department of Surgical Pathology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
⁵ Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
⁶ Department of Breast Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
⁷ Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

PMID: 37025030
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23460

Abstract

We present a case of breast angiosarcoma. Although B-mode ultrasonography did not indicate a tumor, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) was successfully delineated it. CEUS helped identify the tumor and its extent.

Keywords: angiosarcoma; breast; contrast-enhanced ultrasonography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms* / pathology
Contrast Media
Female
Hemangiosarcoma* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Ultrasonography

Substances

Contrast Media

Supplementary concepts

Angiosarcoma of the breast