Fat necrosis of the breast—A review

Tan, PH; Lai, LM; Carrington, Emma V.; Opaluwa, AS; Ravikumar, Kaarunya; Chetty, Naven; Kaplan, V.; Kelley, Christopher; Babu, E

doi:10.1016/j.breast.2005.07.003

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“…There may be an accompanying clinical history of trauma or prior surgical resection in fat necrosis. 17,18 Lipoblastoma is exceedingly rare in the breast. It is a neoplasm seen exclusively in infancy and childhood.…”

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Mammary Hibernoma: A Rare Entity

Riley

Karamchandani²

2014

Archives of Pathology &Amp; Laboratory Medicine

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Hibernoma arising in the breast is rare and may present as an asymptomatic mass or may be detected by screening mammography. Four histologic types have been identified: typical, myxoid variant, spindle cell variant, and the lipoma-like variant. The most common “typical variant” is composed of pale to eosinophilic multivacuolated cells with interspersed univacuolar cells. Hibernomas are universally benign and are not known to recur or have an aggressive behavior, even in incompletely excised lesions. Hence, their clinical importance lies in distinguishing them from other benign and malignant breast neoplasms as well as inflammatory conditions that come into the histologic or radiologic differential. This review discusses the clinical features, radiologic and histopathologic characteristics, ancillary studies, suggested pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of and prognosis for these uncommon lesions.

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Section: Differential Diagnosismentioning

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Mammary Hibernoma: A Rare Entity

Riley

Karamchandani²

2014

Archives of Pathology &Amp; Laboratory Medicine

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“…Liponecrosis is a nonsuppurative inflammatory process resulting from saponification of the adipose tissue after biopsy and/or surgical resection with seroma or hematoma formation and possibly exacerbated by subsequent radiotherapy [31,32]. Extravasation of blood causes edema and stromal thickening with ischemia and necrosis due to increased local pressure and consequent adipocyte rupture.…”

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Benign breast lesions: Ultrasound

Masciadri

Ferranti

2011

Journal of Ultrasound

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KEYWORDSBreast; Ultrasound; Benign breast lesions.Abstract Benign breast diseases constitute a heterogeneous group of lesions arising in the mammary epithelium or in other mammary tissues, and they may also be linked to vascular, inflammatory or traumatic pathologies. Most lesions found in women consulting a physician are benign. Ultrasound (US) diagnostic criteria indicating a benign lesion are described as well as US findings in the most frequent benign breast lesions.Sommario Le lesioni mammarie benigne costituiscono un gruppo eterogeneo di manifestazioni, sia proprie dell'epitelio mammario, sia con origine dagli altri tessuti che costituiscono l'organo, sia con altra patogenesi (vascolare, flogistica e traumatica). Esse costituiscono il reperto più frequente che si osserva nella maggior parte dei casi nei quali una donna pensa di avere un problema al seno e si rivolge al medico o al radiologo. Vengono riproposti da un punto di vista ecografico i criteri diagnostici che orientano per la benignità ed i quadri iconografici che si riscontrano nelle principali lesioni mammarie benigne ecograficamente identificabili. ª

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“…It may be associated with inflammatory skin changes, nipple retraction, and lymphadenopathy occasionally mimicking carcinoma. 27 The mammographic and sonographic findings of fat necrosis are occasionally indistinguishable from those of carcinoma, 28 and therefore biopsy may be necessary. Fat necrosis confers no increased risk of breast cancer.…”

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“…27 Sclerosing adenosis is associated with a 1.5 to 2.0 relative risk of invasive breast carcinoma independent of its association with other proliferative lesions of the breast. Excisional biopsy is not indicated for pure sclerosing adenosis.…”

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Clinician's Guide to Imaging and Pathologic Findings in Benign Breast Disease

Neal

Tortorelli

Nassar

2010

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

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The discussion of abnormal results of breast imaging and abnormal pathologic findings can be challenging for health care professionals and often is stressful for patients. Although most imaging findings and biopsy results are negative and do not infer a substantial increase in breast cancer risk, the subsequent conversation between the patient and her practitioner is more effective and informative with a thorough review of the pathologic results and an appreciation of the importance of radiologic-histologic concordance. This article provides insight into and understanding of breast imaging and biopsy techniques and of histologic findings as a means to timely and appropriate decision making and action by the patient and her health care professional. © 2010 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and ResearchOn completion of this article, you should be able to (1)

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Fat necrosis of the breast—A review

Cited by 103 publications

References 34 publications

Mammary Hibernoma: A Rare Entity

Mammary Hibernoma: A Rare Entity

Benign breast lesions: Ultrasound

Clinician's Guide to Imaging and Pathologic Findings in Benign Breast Disease

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