Breast hamartomas. An important entity in mammary pathology

Virchows Arch A Pathol Anat Histol. 1979 Aug 23;383(3):253-64. doi: 10.1007/BF00430244.

Abstract

1. Fifteen cases of a rather distinct entity of tumour-like lesion in the breast are presented. 2. They have a distinct mammographic appearance and can be easily shelled out at surgery, leaving symmetrical breasts. 3. They are well-circumscribed lumps of varying size with a smooth surface. 4. 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.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Hamartoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Hamartoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Mammography
  • Middle Aged