Ultrasound characteristics of breast fibromas depend on age and tumour size

Objectives: Fibromas are the most frequent benign tumours of the breast. We hypothesised that ultrasound characteristics of these tumours are related to patient's age and to tumour size. Methods: 11 ultrasound characteristics which are frequently observed in breast tumours were defined in detail before the onset of our study (shape, tumour axis, echogenicity, margin contour, margin shape, internal structure, calcifications, posterior and lateral ultrasound transmission, surrounding tissue). These characteristics were analysed in a retrospective study on thermoprint images of 280 fibromas from 280 patients. The r…