Preferred Label : effect of mass on surrounding tissue;
Definition : Effects of a mass on its surroundings are: compressions of the tissue around the mass,
obliteration of the tissue planes by an infiltrating lesion, straightening or thickening
of Cooper's ligaments and an echogenic halo. Edema may be present, caused by inflammatory
carcinoma, radiation therapy, mastitis or a systemic process such as congestive heart
failure.;
Source : BI-RADS 4;
Origin ID : RID34379;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Effects of a mass on its surroundings are: compressions of the tissue around the mass,
obliteration of the tissue planes by an infiltrating lesion, straightening or thickening
of Cooper's ligaments and an echogenic halo. Edema may be present, caused by inflammatory
carcinoma, radiation therapy, mastitis or a systemic process such as congestive heart
failure.
