38 year old female palpable left axillary abnormality. Patient is 22 weeks pregnant. Family history of breast carcinoma in her maternal grandmother at age 75. On physical examination, there is a dense ridge of tissue along the left axillary ridge. A targeted left axillary ultrasound was performed for the patient’s area of concern. There is no solid or cystic mass identified. Mild increased vascularity is noted, suggesting mild, nonspecific inflammation.
Mildly increased vascularity in the left axilla, without discrete solid or cystic mass. The findings are suggestive of inflammatory process. No sonographic evidence for malignancy. The patient should return to her primary physician for continued clinical management.BIRADS: 2 - Benign finding.RECOMMENDATION: C - Clinical Correlation Needed.