Publication: Adenolipoma of the Breast: A Case Report Authors
Date
2021
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
Abstract:
Adenolipoma of the breast is a rare tumor classified as a hamartomatous lesion. It is a well-circumscribed lesion composed of adipocytes and other breast tissues. The characteristic feature is a well-circumscribed mass containing radiolucent fat admixed with dense fibrous connective tissue surrounded by a thin radiopaque pseudo capsule. Microscopically, there is a mixture of ducts and lobules with adipose tissue. Ductal hyperplasia, adenosis, calcification, and apocrine metaplasia may occur within the hamartoma. These are rarely associated with malignancies and excision is considered curative. If these lesions are not detected clinically or radiologically, these remain unrecognized. Awareness of this poorly recognized benign entity would help avoid an incorrect diagnosis and unnecessary intervention. Here we present a case of a 35-year-old female diagnosed histologically as adenolipoma of the breast.
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Samriddhi Karki
Department of Pathology, Nepal Police Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9413-2551
Agya Shrestha
Department of Pathology, Nepal Police Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8457-5084
Bipin Shrestha
Department of Surgery, Nepal Police Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4456-3572
Keywords
adenolipoma, breast, case report, hamartoma.