Liponecrosis in breast

Last revised by Owen Kang on 12 Jun 2016

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Kang O, Rezaee A, Liponecrosis in breast. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15610

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15610

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/15610

rID:

15610

Article created:

29 Oct 2011, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

12 Jun 2016, Owen Kang

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Owen Kang had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Breast

Tags:

stub, cases

Synonyms:

Liponecrosis microcystica
Mammary liponecrosis microcystica
Liponecrosis microcystica calcificans
Liponecrosis macrocystica calcificans

Liponecrosis in breast refers to areas of mammary fat necrosis with associated dystrophic calcification. It is further divided into:

liponecrosis microcystica calcificans: <3 mm
liponecrosis macrocystica calcificans: >3 mm

Radiographic features

Mammography

Mammographic features are radiolucent round/oval lesions with small areas of dystrophic calcification which are often spherical and related to areas of previous breast trauma or surgery.