Volume : 7, Issue : 4, April - 2018

Ultrasound of the Palpable Breast Mass

Dr Vineet Popli, Dr Manju Bala Popli

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;line-height:normal;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;&#10;mso-bidi-language:HI">Increased awareness of east cancer makes a patient with palpable east mass seek medical advice.&nbsp; All palpable masses neither are cancerous nor do they need surgical intervention.&nbsp;Ultrasound is the modality of choice to carry out evaluation of such masses.&nbsp;797 patients with complaint of a palpable east mass were evaluated by ultrasound over a <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>period of 2 yrs. Ultrasound had sensitivity<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>93.4 %, specificity <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>97.9 %, positive predictable value<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>89.9%, negative predictable value <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>98.7% and diagnostic accuracy of 97.1% in this study.Use of ultrasound as primary imaging modality for evaluation of a palpable east mass results in improved health care of the patient. It necessitates biopsy or surgical intervention only when required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>