The Great Mimicker: Fat Necrosis of the Breast—Magnetic Resonance Mammography Approach

Fat necrosis of the breast is a common benign inflammatory process resulting from injury to breast fat. The pathogenesis of fat necrosis helps to explain its imaging features, which range from benign to malignant-appearing findings. This article reviews the role of magnetic resonance mammography and...

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Published in:Current problems in diagnostic radiology 2009-07, Vol.38 (4), p.189-197
Main Authors: Ganau, Sergi, MD, Tortajada, Lidia, MD, Escribano, Fernanda, MD, Andreu, Xavier, MD, Sentís, Melcior, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast - pathology
Contrast Media
Diagnosis, Differential
Fat Necrosis - diagnosis
Fat Necrosis - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Mammography
Radiology
Ultrasonography, Mammary
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Summary:Fat necrosis of the breast is a common benign inflammatory process resulting from injury to breast fat. The pathogenesis of fat necrosis helps to explain its imaging features, which range from benign to malignant-appearing findings. This article reviews the role of magnetic resonance mammography and other conventional imaging techniques in the differential diagnosis of fat necrosis.
ISSN:0363-0188
1535-6302
DOI:10.1067/j.cpradiol.2009.01.001