Research Article

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Technology in the Differential Diagnosis of Solid Breast Masses with Different Sizes: Which Features Are Most Efficient?

Table 1

Histological diagnosis of 271 solid breast masses.

Pathologic diagnosisNumber of cases
Small BigTotal

Malignant masses
 Invasive ductal carcinoma336497
 Ductal carcinomas in situ 8513
 Mucinous carcinoma213
 Invasive lobular carcinoma112
 Neuroendocrine carcinoma011
 Invasive papillary carcinoma011
 Lymphoma101
Benign masses
 Fibroadenoma4873121
 Adenosis11718
 Intraductal papilloma7411
 Benign phyllodes tumor022
 Hamartoma011