Mammary Hibernoma: A Case Report of a Rare Disease

Filho, Eduardo Henrique Cunha Neves; Lima, Geórgia de Aguiar Feitosa; Alves, Ângelo Roncalli Melo; Sousa, Valdenrique Macêdo de; Cunha, Maria do Perpétuo Socorro Saldanha da

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1639500

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“…Breast hibernomas are relatively uncommon and almost all cases are reported in females. Clinically, majority of cases present as a slow-growing, asymptomatic mass, which can cause symptoms due to compression of adjacent structures or diagnosed as an incidental finding at a radiological routine examination [ 8 ].…”

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Breast hibernoma in a male patient: a rare case report and review of the literature

Hanna

Davis

Diab

et al. 2023

Journal of Surgical Case Reports

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Hibernomas are uncommon, benign, lipomatous tumours of brown fat. Although hibernomas may arise from any region where brown fat exists, common locations include thigh, shoulder, back and neck. We report a rare finding of a breast hibernoma in a 43-year-old male. The patient was managed surgically with an excision of the breast mass. This report will outline the pathology and clinical findings of breast hibernomas and review of the literature.

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Breast hibernoma in a male patient: a rare case report and review of the literature

Hanna

Davis

Diab

et al. 2023

Journal of Surgical Case Reports

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“…Mammary hibernoma is an exceedingly rare clinical entity with less than 10 cases reported in English literature so far 13 16–20. Of the cases reported, all the patients have been in the premenopausal category with unilateral involvement.…”

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Bilateral mammary hibernoma mimicking breast carcinoma: a diagnostic challenge

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Cherian

Ananthakrishnan

et al. 2021

BMJ Case Rep

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We describe a 68-year-old postmenopausal woman who presented with a history of rapidly enlarging lumps in both breasts. Though the breast lumps appeared suspicious on ultrasonography, the core biopsy was reported to be benign. In view of the clinical and radiological suspicion of malignancy, she underwent a diagnostic excision of both the lumps, the histopathology was consistent with mammary hibernoma. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of a bilateral mammary hibernoma in an elderly postmenopausal woman. Given the clinical presentation, it is important to differentiate mammary hibernoma from carcinoma breast, which is a more common condition in this age group. However, preoperative diagnosis is challenging in view of the lack of definitive radiological and histological features. Although benign, hibernoma may have a propensity for local recurrence and, therefore, complete surgical excision remains the mainstay of treatment.

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