Journal of Medical Ultrasound (Jan 2023)

Breast pseudoaneurysm in a woman after core biopsy: Intravascular glue embolization

  • Jeong Ho Kim,
  • Su Joa Ahn,
  • Sang Yu Nam,
  • Yunyeong Kim,
  • Yong Soon Chun,
  • Heung Kyu Park,
  • Hye Young Choi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/jmu.jmu_168_21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 2
pp. 147 – 149

Abstract

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Core needle biopsy of breast masses is a common procedure for tissue diagnosis of breast lesions. The incidence of complications is low, with pseudoaneurysm (PA) after core biopsy has been described in the literature, and the subsequent need for surgical management. Ultrasonography is the most common modality used for not only diagnosis but also treatment of a PA. Color Doppler images show a heterogeneous echoic lesion with whirling flow inside of the lesion. We describe a patient whose breast PA that developed after core needle biopsy was successfully treated with sonographically-guided intravascular glue embolization.

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