Importance of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of breast hamartoma

Altunkeser A,Eryilmaz Ma,Oner O,Arslan Fz

doi:10.15761/rdi.1000136

Abstract

Importance of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of breast hamartoma

Highlights

Hamartomas are relatively rare, well-circumscribed, slow-growing lesions of breast comprised of glandulary and stromal components and those may closely resemble that of normal breast tissue even fibrocystic foci can be seen within them similar to normal breast tissue
Conclusionally, we assume that Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide more detailed information in difficult cases which have not classical mammographic appearances, so MRI can be considered as an alternative imaging for accurate diagnosis and prevent unnecessary biopsies and surgeries
Since the pathological appearance is similar to that of normal breast tissue on Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy, increasing the radiological diagnostic accuracy by defining these benign lesions features is of great importance in establishing a true picture of the actual incidence of hamartomas [1]

Summary

Introduction

Hamartomas are relatively rare, well-circumscribed, slow-growing lesions of breast comprised of glandulary and stromal components and those may closely resemble that of normal breast tissue even fibrocystic foci can be seen within them similar to normal breast tissue. Since the pathological appearance is similar to that of normal breast tissue on Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy, increasing the radiological diagnostic accuracy by defining these benign lesions features is of great importance in establishing a true picture of the actual incidence of hamartomas [1]. They are not surrounded by a real capsule and are separated from adjacent breast parenchyma by a pseudocapsule. On Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), hamartomas generally seen as well-circumcribed mass within heterogenous structure, showing varying degree of intensity on T1and T2-weighted imaging (T1W,T2W) depending on proportion of fibroglandulary tissue [4]

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