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Topic 2698 - Created: 2001-08-21 10:57:43-04 - Modified: 2001-08-24 10:54:04-04
ACR Index: 4.3115

A thin capsule surrounds a collection of glandular and fatty tissue seen at the five o’clock position of the left breast. No suspicious masses or clustered microcalcifications.


DISCUSSION: Breast hamartomas are benign lesions with no malignant potential. Composed of normal fibrous, glandular and fatty breast tissues surrounded by a thin pseudocapsule, hamartomas have been described as “breast within a breast” lesions. When palpable, they are often soft. They can grow to a large size, with subsequent significant asymmetry in breast size.

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Topic Author(s): Kathleen Groom M.D.
Submitted by: MS-4 USU Teaching File - Author Info
Affiliation: Uniformed Services University
Approved By: Claudia E Galbo - Editor Info
Affiliation: Uniformed Services University


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