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More Like This ? Hamartoma
Factoid 2698 - Created: 2001-08-21 10:57:43-04 - Modified: 2001-08-24 10:54:04-04
ACR Codes: 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.
Reference(s):
Breast Imaging Companion. Second Edition. G. Cardenosa. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. 2001. pp 326-328. Breast Disease (Second Series) Test and Syllabus. E.A. Sickles, section chairman. Professional Self-Evaluation and Continuing Education Program #36. 1993. American College of Radiology. p. 148.
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Written by: Kathleen Groom M.D.
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