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subcutaneous layer
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fat, Cooper's, ligaments, CT, blood vessels and lymphatics are found in this layer or zone
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fibrocystic disease
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clinical findings of lumpy, painful, tender breasts that vary with monthly cycles
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fibroadenoma
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most common solid benign tumor of the breast
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invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC)
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most common malignant neoplasm of the breast in women
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palpable lump
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most common clinical sign of breast carcinoma
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hemorrhagic cyst
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breast lesion that presents with well-defined borders, low-level internal echoes and good through transmission
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central layer
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mostly glandular tissue
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peripheral layer
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adipose tissue rimmed by superficial fascia
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sonographic appearance of breast
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inhomogeneous perenchymal pattern
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sonographic appearance of Cooper's ligaments
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echogenic line interfaces in subcutaneous layer
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sonographic appearance of retromammary layer
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hypoechoic
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signs to determine cystic lesion
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well-defined borders, good through transmission and anechoic
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characteristic findings of a breast papilloma
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well-circumscribed solid mass with microcalcifications, sonulucent cystic lesions with a medium-level encapsulated component, single or multiple
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characteristic findings of fibroadenoma
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uniform, low-level homogeneous echoes
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galactocele
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cystic enlargement of a distal duct filled withmilk
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characteristic findings of breast carcinoma
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attenuation of sound, strong posterior margin, inhomogeneous low-level internal echo pattern with calcifications
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cause of skin dimpling
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retraction of tissue secondary to tumor infiltration
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ultrasound of breast
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ultrasound of the breast is used for females too young for mammography who present with palpable lump and used as an adjunctive evaluate for further assesment of smooth mammographic masses such as, cystic or solid
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breast cancer risk
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older women are at increased risk compared with younger women and significant risk factor is a positive family history in first degree relatives
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40
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age at which all women should begin annual breast cancer screening mammography and ultrasound
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evaluating suspicious breast malignancy by ultrasound
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poorly defined irregular margin, inhomogeneous pattern of internal echoes, taller than wide in shape and posterior shadowing
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signs and symptoms of possible breast cancer
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irregular or spiculated mammographic mass, solid on ultrasound or clustered pleomorphic
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