Chronic mastitis manifest as complex breast cyst in ultrasound and the role of elastography: A case series

Abstract

This case series aims to describe the clinical presentation of mastitis, the conventional sonography and elastography findings, and histopathological features in the diagnosis of chronic mastitis. We present 3 cases of breast swelling in young ladies with one of the cases is related to breastfeeding with similar imaging appearance of complex breast cyst and the histopathology finding of chronic mastitis. We will describe the role of elastography in evaluating and differentiating the benign and malignant complex breast cyst.

Keywords

• Chronic mastitis
• Complex breast cyst
• Mastitis
• Ultrasound
• Elastography
• Strain elastography