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Table 8 Comparison between typical and complex FAD regarding acoustic features

From: Ultrasound Lexicon in diagnosis and management of breast fibroadenoma: when to follow up and when to biopsy

Posterior acoustic features

Complex FAD proven by biopsy

Typical FAD proven by biopsy/follow up

p value

None

0

19 (67.9%)

> 0.05

Enhancement

7 (100%)

7 (25%)

< 0.01

Shadowing

0

2 (7.1%)

> 0.05