Characterization of Malignant Breast Masses using Ultrasonography

Abstract

Descriptive study of Assessment of Solid Breast masses using ultrasound compared with biopsy result conducted in Khartoum state –Sudan in ultrasound department of different hospitals from April 2017 to June 2017. The problem of the study was breast cancer can be misdiagnosed with other breast masses and therefore most of clinicians prefer invasive interventional confirmation and this increase the risk of biopsies complication as well as cost and time. the study aimed to evaluate role of ultrasound in assessment of solid breast masses compared to biopsy results, The study was collected from 50 patients classified and analyzed using SPSS (statistical package for the social science) The study found that the mean age affected by breast cancer was in the age group (46-60 years), The study conducted that the dominant sonographic features of breast cancer were; hypoechoic,with calcification, vascularity, heterogenous,ill defined,spiculated with accuracy of 98% with the histopathology results. The study recommended that the sonographic evaluation of a simple breast cancer with the typical sonographic features should eliminate the need for further invasive procedures including biopsy.