Angiolipoma of the mammary region: A report of two cases

Abstract

Angiolipoma is a benign variant of lipoma that is rare in the breast and may be confused clinically, radiologically and pathologically with other benign tumours. It accounts for 5 - 17% of all benign fatty tumours. Clinicians, radiologists and pathologists in particular should not forget the existence of an angiolipoma of the breast to avoid unnecessary re-aspiration of the lesion considering the smears with only adipose tissue fragments as inadequate. We report two cases of angiolipoma who presented with solitary lumps in the breast, and a clinical diagnosis of fibroadenoma was suggested in both the cases. Both were diagnosed as lipoma on cytology and, on subsequent histopathology, a diagnosis of angiolipoma was given.