Giant breast hamartoma

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A 35-year-old lady withLongstanding left breast lump of long duration.
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A pathologically proven case of giant hamartoma of the left breast.

Surgery was done, with the surgical lumpectomy specimen measuring 12X8X412 x 8 x 4 cm.The. The microscopic picture showed a benign lesion formed of epithelial component exhbitinigexhibiting foci of fibroadenosis, sclerosing adenosis, cystic changes and apocrine metaplasia and focal gynecomastoid hyperplasia, as well as adipose tissue. There isare focal early spotty microcalcifications.

  • -<p>A pathologically proven case of left <a title="breast giant" href="/articles/breast-giant">breast giant </a><a title="hamartoma." href="/articles/hamartoma">hamartoma.</a></p><p>Surgery was done with surgical lumpectomy specimen measuring 12X8X4 cm.The microscopic picture showed benign lesion formed of epithelial component exhbitinig foci of fibroadenosis, sclerosing adenosis, cystic changes and apocrine metaplasia and focal gynecomastoid hyperplasia as well as adipose tissue. There is focal early spotty microcalcifications.</p>
  • +<p>A pathologically proven case of <a href="/articles/breast-giant">giant </a><a href="/articles/hamartoma">hamartoma</a> of the left breast.</p><p>Surgery was done, with the surgical lumpectomy specimen measuring 12 x 8 x 4 cm. The microscopic picture showed a benign lesion formed of epithelial component exhibiting foci of <a title="Fibroadenosis" href="/articles/fibrocystic-change-breast">fibroadenosis</a>, <a title="Sclerosing adenosis of the breast" href="/articles/sclerosing-adenosis-of-the-breast">sclerosing adenosis</a>, <a title="Fibrocystic changes" href="/articles/fibrocystic-change-breast">cystic changes</a> and <a title="Apocrine metaplasia of the breast" href="/articles/apocrine-metaplasia-of-the-breast">apocrine metaplasia</a> and focal gynecomastoid hyperplasia, as well as adipose tissue. There are focal early spotty <a title="Punctate microcalcifications in the breast" href="/articles/punctate-microcalcification-within-the-breast">microcalcifications</a>.</p>

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Left breast huge oval isoechoic solid mass lesion at 1- 4 Oo'clock, it measuresmeasuring 3 x 7 cm and shows intra lesionalshowing intralesional cystic changes.

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