BENIGN BREAST DISORDERS:

Other lesions-Lipoma

Benign, usually solitary tumors composed of adipose tissue

Clinical presentation: Soft, nontender, well-circumscribed masses

Diagnosis: Can confirm with biopsy

Mammogram features: Radiolucent mass w/“white line” convex margin +/- mass effect on adjacent normal breast tissue

Echogenic on ultrasound

Management: Surgical excision if rapidly growing or unclear diagnosis

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

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