Table 1 Clinical datas for reported cases of traumatic neuroma after mastectomy for breast cancer

Present case

45

2

One; φ = 0.5

Close to the mastectomy scar

Well circumscribed, echo-heterogeneous, subcutaneous nodular lesion

-

Xing Wang et al,

68

7.5

One; φ = 0.7 cm

Close to the mastectomy scar

Well circumscribed, homogeneous, hypo-echoic

-

2007[5]

subcutaneous nodular lesion

Xing Wang et al,

45

2.83

Three;φ = 0.8 cm, 0.6 cm, 0.4 cm

Close to the mastectomy scar

Three well defined, homogeneous,

-

2007[5]

hypo-echoic nodules

Xing Wang et al,

57

8

One; φ = 0.7 cm

Subclavicular

Poorly defined hypo-echoic nodule with

-

2007[5]

good conduction

Xing Wang et al,

43

4

One; φ = 1.0 cm

Axilla

Poorly defined hypo-echoic nodule with

-

2007[5]

good conduction

Xing Wang et al,

41

8

One; φ = 1.0 cm

Subclavicular

Homogeneous, hypo-echoic subcutaneous

-

2007[5]

nodular lesion

Xing Wang et al,

52

3

One; φ = 0.9 cm

Close to the mastectomy scar

Well defined, homogeneous, hypo-echoic

-

2007[5]

subcutaneous nodular lesion

Rosso R et al,

55

2.33

One; φ = 0.4 cm

Close to the mastectomy scar

Not mentioned

-

2000[4]

Rosso R et al,

67

4.17

One; φ = 0.6 cm

Close to the mastectomy scar

Not mentioned

-

2000[4]

B Baltalarli et al

54

2

One; φ = 1.0 cm

On the mastectomy scar

Well circumscribed, homogeneous, hypo-

-

2004[7]

Kim EY et al,

2011[8]

47

14

One; φ = 1.0 cm

In the 9 o'clock position in the right chest wall

echoic subcutaneous nodular lesions

Oval, circumscribed, hypo-echoic nodule with a partially microlobulated margin

-