Breast within a breast sign

Last revised by Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod on 26 Jun 2023

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Dixon A, Ranchod A, Niknejad M, et al. Breast within a breast sign. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 06 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-18036

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-18036

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/18036?iframe=true

rID:

18036

Article created:

3 Jun 2012, Andrew Dixon ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Andrew Dixon had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

26 Jun 2023, Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod ◉

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Revisions:

9 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Breast

Sections:

Signs

Tags:

breast, mammography, refs, cases, stub

Synonyms:

Breast within breast sign

The breast within a breast sign refers to the common mammographic appearance of breast hamartomas (fibroadenolipomas). Since these benign lesions are well-circumscribed and contain a mixture of fibrous, glandular and fatty tissue (just like normal breast), it is not surprising that they appear very much like a second breast sitting within a breast.