Fat containing breast lesions
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Weerakkody Y, Ranchod A, Niknejad M, et al. Fat containing breast lesions. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 11 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13394
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- Differential diagnosis of fat containing breast lesions
- Differential diagnosis for a fat containing breast lesion
- Fat containing breast lesion
Fat containing breast lesions generally have some radiolucent component on mammography.
Pathology
They are generally classified at BIRADS II lesions.
Common
- breast lipoma
- breast hamartoma
- fat necrosis within the breast/oil cyst
- intramammary lymph node: classically has a central fatty hilum
- galactocoele
Uncommon
- steatocystoma multiplex of the breast
- angiomyolipoma of the breast 4: very rare lesion
- well differentiated liposarcoma of breast
Note
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complex sclerosing lesion:
- looks like breast carcinoma, but often has a lucent center; usually 1-3 cm; at <1 cm these lesions have the same histology but are called radial scars and are not usually mammographically seen
References
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