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. 2021 May 26;12:63. doi: 10.1186/s13244-021-01005-6

Table 3.

Summary of imaging characteristics for the most common high-risk lesions

High-risk lesion Imaging findings
Lobular Neoplasia (LN) Amorphous microcalcifications and grouped distribution
Atypical Intraductal Epithelial Proliferation (AIDEP)

Fine pleomorphic microcalcifications and linear or segmental distribution

Irregular-shaped small hypoechoic mass with micro-lobulated edges

Flat Epithelial Atypia (FEA) Grouped microcalcifications
Papillary Lesion (PL)

A solid, round mass with well-defined borders; an intra-cystic mass; or a hypo-echoic, well-defined mass in a dilated duct

With internal vascular stalk and with/without microcalcifications

Phyllodes Tumor (PT)

Ovoid high-density mass lesion with irregular edges and usually lobulated

Large size

Radial Scars (RS) Radiolucent architectural distortion with or without calcifications