Ultrasound diagnosis of breast cysts – is it as simple as it seems?

Introduction: Cysts are the most frequent benign lesions in breast pathology. Most of the patients are asymptomatic but some of the cyst may be revealed by symptoms such as pain and palpable lump (sometimes with uncertain clinical features). Purpose: To illustrate the US features encountered in simple and complex cysts and also to underline the difficulties in differentiating atypical cysts from other breast lesions that can mimic them. Material and method: The cases were selected from the patients examined in the Radiology Department of the Clinical Emergency County Hospital during a 3 year period (2005–2007).…