RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The radiologic workup of a palpable breast mass
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 175
OP 180
DO 10.3949/ccjm.76a.08015
VO 76
IS 3
A1 Lauren Stein
A1 Melanie Chellman-Jeffers
YR 2009
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/3/175.abstract
AB The finding of a palpable breast mass on physical examination often warrants a radiologic workup including directed ultrasonography, diagnostic mammography, and, at times, biopsy with ultrasonographic guidance. The choice of initial imaging study is most often guided by the patient’s age at presentation. Communicating the clinical findings to both the patient and the radiologist helps ensure the selection of the most appropriate imaging studies and helps in the interpretation of those studies. Every woman with a palpable breast mass, regardless of her age, should undergo imaging to exclude or establish the diagnosis of cancer.