Cystic hygroma of the breast

Lymphangioma of the breast

“…The differential diagnoses to be considered include simple cysts and fibrocystic disease, lymphocele, haematoma and haemangioma 10 11…”

Cystic Lymphangioma of the Breast: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features

“…Hematomas are localized, unilocular and may show hemorrhagic residua. Hemangiomas are also localized and enhance on contrast administration [2]. Rarely, cavernous hemangiomas may involve an entire breast and thus closely mimic cystic hygromas.…”

“…Fibrocystic disease is generally bilateral and confined to the breast disc [2,3]. Hematomas are localized, unilocular and may show hemorrhagic residua.…”

“…Common locations include neck (70%), axilla (20%), and abdomen (10%). Cystic lymphangiomas of the breast are extremely rare, and very few reports exist on their imaging appearance [2,3]. They are asymptomatic and grow very slowly.…”

Mammographic and Sonographic Findings of a Breast Cystic Lymphangioma

“…Breast cystic lymphangiomas show round or lobulated densities on mammography. [6][7][8][9][10][11] On sonography, a cystic lymphangioma characteristically appears as a multiloculated cystic mass with septa of variable thickness that contain solid components arising from the cyst wall or septa. 12 In our case, we had considered both a simple cyst and a cystic lymphangioma as the diagnosis.…”