Affiliations: [a] Department of Radiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart-Foundation for Research and Treatment “John Paul II”, Campobasso, Italy | [b] Department of Anatomic Pathology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart-Foundation for Research and Treatment “John Paul II”, Campobasso, Italy | [c] Department of Radiotherapy, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart-Foundation for Research and Treatment “John Paul II”, Campobasso, Italy
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Corresponding author: Eleonora Cucci, Department of Radiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart-Foundation for Research and Treatment “John Paul II”, L.go Agostino Gemelli, n°1, 86100, Campobasso, Italy. Tel.: +39 0874 312338; Fax: +39 0874 312522; E-mail: eleonora.cucci@rm.unicatt.it
Abstract: Hamartoma of the breast is an uncommon, benign, slow-growing mass usually diagnosed in women in the fourth and fifth decade of life undergoing mammography (MX). Here we report two cases of hamartoma of the breast assessed by integrated MX, ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination. Case 1 was an asymptomatic 47-year-old woman who had never been screened previously. A 90 mm mass was found in her left breast on MX. Case 2 was a 35-year-old woman with pain in her right breast where a 50 mm mass was found on MX. Both patients underwent MRI examination. Breast MRI is an adjunct to MX that can confirm hamartoma diagnosis and exclude rare malignant transformation.
Keywords: Breast, hamartoma, mammography, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging
DOI: 10.3233/BD-140379
Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 53-57, 2015
