Abstract

Breast hamartomas are uncommon benign breast lesions composed of varying amounts of fatty, fibrous, and glandular elements, and are well-defined or encapsulated, separated from the rest of the glandular tissue (1, 2). Hamartomas are not a risk factor for breast cancer development. However, there have been several reports of coexistence of carcinoma associated with hamartoma, suggesting possible malignant transformation of breast hamartomas (3). In this case report, we present a new incident of invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) arising in a breast hamartoma.

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