A clinically palpable cavernous hemangioma of the breast in an 80-year old woman

Cavernous Breast Hemangioma Mimicking an Invasive Lesion on Contrast-Enhanced MRI

“…Clinical diagnosis of mammary hemangioma is unusual, since most lesions are impalpable [9]; most of the times, they are incidental findings in specimens from procedures indicated for other causes, in particular in mastectomy (1.2%) and autopsy specimens (11%) [10]. Breast hemangiomas may occur at any age, even in childhood, with an age range between 18 months and 82 years [11].…”

Sinusoidal hemangioma of the breast: diagnostic evaluation management and literature review

“…Breast hemangiomas do not have pathognomonic imaging features (2,5,7,8) and thus imaging studies can be misleading in some cases (2,9,16,17). There are no imaging modalities that can reliably differentiate between vascular benign tumors and angiosarcomas (3,7,14).…”

“…Breast hemangioma is usually very small and asymptomatic and is discovered incidentally in biopsies performed for unrelated reasons (6,7). Breast hemangioma presenting as a palpable tumor is a very rare clinical entity (8,9). We present here a very rare case of sinusoidal hemangioma of the breast in a postmenopausal patient with atypical imaging features that prompted surgical intervention.…”

“…Differential diagnosis of breast hemangioma should include fibroadenoma, hematoma, sebaceous cyst and mucinous carcinoma (7,8). The main differential is however angiosarcoma (4).…”

Angiosarcoma of the Breast Masquerading as Hemangioma: Exploring Clinical and Pathological Diagnostic Challenges

“…Vascular tumors of the breast are very rare. Angiosarcomas account for only 0.04% of all breast tumors and 3% to 9% of breast sarcomas and may be primary or, more commonly, secondary [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]. Primary angiosarcomas of the breast require a high degree of clinical suspicion for accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment.…”