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Breast hamartomas

An important entity in mammary pathology

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    Fifteen cases of a rather distinct entity of tumour-like lesion in the breast are presented.

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    They have a distinct mammographic appearance and can be easily shelled out at surgery, leaving symmetrical breasts.

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    They are well-circumscribed lumps of varying size with a smooth surface.

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    Microscopically they show normal or dysplastic glandular structures of lobules and ducts, without neoplastic features, within a prominent fibrous stroma. The lesions appear to be closely related to adenolipomas.

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Linell, F., Östberg, G., Söderström, J. et al. Breast hamartomas. Virchows Arch. A Path. Anat. and Histol. 383, 253–264 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00430244

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