Abstract
Introduction. Breast hamartomas are benign breast lesions with extremely rare, but not unseen, malignant transformation. They most often occur in middle-aged women and are usually up to 5 cm in diameter. Hamartomas of about 10 cm and larger are designated as giant and they are extremely rare. Case Report. We present a 47-year-old female patient with a giant hamartoma of the right breast. After radiological diagnosis and core biopsy, the patient underwent surgery. Histopathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of hamartoma, without signs of malignant transformation. The postoperative course was without complications. Conclusion. Regardless of the fact that breast hamartoma is a benign lesion with a low potential for malignant transformation, we believe that surgical excision of these tumors is justified along with histopathological tissue processing. Recurrence is rare and the prognosis is good.
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