Signs of breast cancer at ultrasound
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Mass
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Irregular
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Blurred borders
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2 Layers
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Central echopoor zone: Fibrohyalinosis
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Peripheral hyperechogenic rim: Proliferative zone
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Vertical orientation
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Acoustic shadow originating from the tumor center
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Increased blood flow at color Doppler
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Incompressibility / Low elasticity at elastography
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Worm-like echopoor extensions
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DCIS components
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Skin thickening