Cavernous Hemangioma in the Breast

Abstract

Although the observation of breast vascular tumors is rare, the most common tumor is hemangıoma in the benign group, and these tumors are observed incidentally in lumpectomy or mastectomy specimens during histological examinations. They are classified into capillary, cavernous, and venous hemangıomas. Cavernous hemangıoma is the most common subtype. Cavernous hemangıomas are benign vascular tumors, which malformatıon from mature blood vessels. Hemangıomas ın the benıgn group may show a suspicion of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in mammographic analysis. Ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance ımagıng (MRI) are the most useful imaging methods for analyzing the structure of breast vessels. In this case, a 54-year-old female who have any complaint. Scanning mammography (MG) detected the tumor, but physıcal examınatıon and US could not identify the mass. According to the MG analysis, the lesion was evaluated as BIRADS 4b, and the patient underwent excisional biopsy after wire localization. Pathological analysis revealed cavernous hemangıoma.

MRI Virtual Biopsy of T2 Hyperintense Breast Lesions

“…Cavernous hemangiomas [ Figure 4 ] of the breast are rare, benign vascular malformations with a reported incidence of 1.2–11%. [ 6 , 7 ] Microscopically, they are dilated, thin-walled vessels congested with erythrocytes and potential calcifications. [ 8 ] Furthermore, these vascular lesions are subdivided into capillary, cavernous, and venous subtypes depending on vascular channel size.…”

Breast hemangioma in a male patient: Report of a case

“…Hemangiomas are part of the vascular tumors [4] and may be further subclassified into capillary, cavernous, venous, and perilobular [3], [4], [5]. The capillary type is formed by capillary size vessels.…”

“…Clinical diagnosis is difficult, the most common symptom is the presence of a palpable mass on the breast [4]. Even if the lesion is associated with change of the color of skin, the most common diagnosis in this setting is angiosarcoma [8].…”

“…When present, calcifications can be fine or coarse [7]. Ultrasound shows a solid lobulated well-defined mass with variable echo patterns, this may be secondary to the presence of phleboliths, vascular channels, and fibrous septation [1], [2], [4]. With Doppler the lesion may show vascular poles [1].…”

“…The hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors composed of dilated vascular channels lined with flattened endothelial cells without atypia [3]. Hemangiomas of the breast may be further sub classified into capillary, cavernous, venous, and perilobular subtypes, capillary and cavernous being the most common [3], [4], [5]. Imaging findings are nonspecific and definite diagnosis is given by histological analysis with specific vascular markers.…”