Abstract
Breast fibroadenomata (FAD) are the most common breast lesions in woman. For palpable lesions, three options are available: reassurance (with or without follow-up), vacuum assisted mammotome (VAM) or surgical excision. High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a non-invasive ablative technique in which an ultrasound (US) beam propagates through tissue as a high-frequency pressure wave and is focused onto targeted tissue which elevates the temperature of the focused area without causing damage to the adjacent tissues. HIFU is normally applied to the whole lesion. In this trial, we performed circumferential HIFU treatment to isolate the fibroadenoma from its blood supply. Primary end points of this trial included the decrease in treatment time and short-term complication rate.
Highlights
Background/introduction Breast fibroadenomata (FAD) are the most common breast lesions in woman
High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a non-invasive ablative technique in which an ultrasound (US) beam propagates through tissue as a high-frequency pressure wave and is focused onto targeted tissue which elevates the temperature of the focused area without causing damage to the adjacent tissues
We performed circumferential HIFU treatment to isolate the fibroadenoma from its blood supply
Summary
Background/introduction Breast fibroadenomata (FAD) are the most common breast lesions in woman. High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in the treatment of breast fibroadenomata: a feasibility study Mirjam Peek1*, Muneer Ahmed1, Julie Scudder1, Arnie Purushotham1, Ashutosh Kothari2, Hamed Hisham2, Tibor Kovacs2, Sarah McWilliams2, Sarah Pinder2, Bennie ten Haken3, Michael Douek1 From Current and Future Applications of Focused Ultrasound 2014. Three options are available: reassurance (with or without follow-up), vacuum assisted mammotome (VAM) or surgical excision.
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