DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2014.v02i06.124

Pages: 3466-3470

Introduction:The use of colour Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) for characterizing breast lesions has increased in recent years. The presence and distribution of blood vessels associated with malignant lesions is visualized by CDUS. Doppler criteria such as resistive index (RI), pulsatility index (PI), and flow velocity are used to distinguish benign from malignant lesions.Materials and Methods:This is a prospective and observational study conducted at tertiary care teaching hospital over a period of 6 months. All female Patients irrespective of age who came for ultrasound breast examination withsuspected breast lesions, complain of pain, palpable lump,breast complaints like nipple discharge, retraction,skin thickening were included in the study. Sixty pregnant or /and lactating females who came for ultrasound examination were done such as proper application of compression, transducer positioning, and image labelling.Results: In our study, most of the subjects were 21-40 years i.e., 27 out of 60 (45%) followed by 41-60 years, i.e., 21 out of 60 (35%).There were total of 39 benign cases, Fibroadenoma (53) being the commonest, followed by least beingFibroadenoma with atypia, Lipoma and others.In this study, the age range of patients presenting with breast lesions was 18–60 years with mean age 47.4 years. 23 patients were breast lesions occurred in the age group of 31-40 years, 21 were younger age between 18-30 years and 14 were between 41-60 years. Conclusions:Evaluation of the pregnant patients who present with a breast problem is challenging. Although ultrasound may characterise the finding in many cases, mammography and even MRI may have a role in the management of these p