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. 2023 Mar 23;84(2):398–408. doi: 10.3348/jksr.2022.0021

Table 2. Ultrasonography Findings of Benign Adenomyoepithelioma of the Breast (n = 41).

Category Finding Total (%)
Negative 1 (2.4)
Positive 40 (97.6)
 Type Mass 39 (97.5)
 Shape Round/oval 20 (51.3)
Irregular 19 (48.7)
 Orientation Parallel 32 (82.1)
Not parallel 7 (17.9)
 Margin Circumscribed 13 (33.3)
Not circumscribed 26 (66.7)
Non-mass 1 (2.5)
 Echogenicity Anechoic 1 (2.5)
Hypoechoic 17 (42.5)
Isoechoic 18 (45)
Complex cystic and solid 2 (5)
Mixed hyper and hypo 2 (5)
 Homogeneity Heterogeneous 31 (77.5)
Homogeneous 9 (22.5)
 Posterior acoustic feature No effect 30 (75)
Enhancement 10 (25)
 Surrounding tissue No effect 40 (100)
Effect (ductal change, edema) 0 (0)
 Calcifications No calcification 40 (100)
Calcification 0 (0)
 Intratumoral cystic change Present 5 (12.5)
absent 35 (87.5)
 Vascularity Avascular 15 (37.5)
Increased 25 (62.5)
 BI-RADS 3 6 (15)
4A 21 (52.5)
4B 11 (27.5)
4C 1 (2.5)
5 1 (2.5)

BI-RADS = Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System