THE SPECTRUM OF SONOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF AXILLARY LESION

Purpose: To review the characteristic imaging features of various axillary lesion and evaluate usefulness of axillary scan in the routine breast sonography. Methods and Materials: We collected and reviewed axillary lesions in the routine breast sonography perfomed at our institution between November 17, 1998, and April 10, 2005. Results: There were numerous findings at the axillary scan in the routine breast sonography. Benign lymph node, accessory breast, lipoma, inflammatory change, and skin lesion such as epidermoid cyst or sebaceous gland cyst were common. Benign fibroadenoma, cyst, and galactocele arising f…