BREAST HAMARTOMA: 21 CASES
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Research Article
P: 148-151
July 2009

BREAST HAMARTOMA: 21 CASES

Eur J Breast Health 2009;5(3):148-151
1. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, İzmir, Türkiye
2. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, İzmir, Türkiye
3. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Radyodiagnostik Anabilim Dalı, İzmir, Türkiye
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Received Date: 13.02.2009
Accepted Date: 06.04.2009
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ABSTRACT

Introduction:

Breast hamartoma is a benign lesion, composed of varying amounts of fatty, fi brous and glandular elements. Clinical presantation is that of a well-circumscribed mass of soft-to-fi rm consistency feels similar to normal breast tissue. It is a rare clinicopathologic entity.

Material and methods:

The medical records of 21 patients with a diagnosis of breast hamartoma at our clinic between 1996-2009 were retrieved.

Results:

All the patients were female and the mean age was 47 (27-56). All of the patients visited to our clinic with a palpable mass on their breast. Mammography and ultrasonography was performed to all of them. All of the cases were underwent excisional biopsy.

Conclusion:

The incidence of mammary hamartoma is 0.7- 0.1 % of all benign mammary tumors. They are probably more common than anticipated in the literature. The lack of spesifi c histological features is responsible for the underestimation of its defi nition rate. However diagnosis is not diff ucult when it is made on the basis of a combination of clinical, radiologic and pathologic features. Mammary hamartoma is not a premalignant lesion. As it contains all the constituents of the normal breast tissue, a carcinoma can rarely be arising from these lesions. For that reason , excisional biopsy must be performed in the treatment of hamartomas to understand of its histopathologic entity.

Keywords:
breast, hamartoma, excision