Popcorn-like calcification - breast

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Screening mammography.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
mammography

Well-circumscribed isodense oval-shaped masses in both breasts show coarse popcorn-like calcifications, suggesting benign lesions (BI-RADS 2).

Case Discussion

This case demonstrates three benign-looking breast masses with popcorn-like calcification, the classical description of the calcification seen in involuting fibroadenomas and suggests a BI-RADS 2 breast lesion.

It should be noted that if the calcifications in a fibroadenoma are small and abundant, they might resemble malignant-type calcifications, necessitating a biopsy.

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