MAMMO for MED STUDENTS

BENIGN BREAST DISORDERS:

Other lesions-Hamartoma

Benign excess growth of normal breast tissue; varying amounts of glandular, fibrous, and adipose tissue

Clinical presentation: Encapsulated, painless mass or incidental finding on mammogram

Mammogram features: Radiolucent mass (adipose) w/“white line” convex margin and radioopaque center (parenchyma)

(Ikeda 2010, Georgian-Smith 2014, Sabel 2015)

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