Infiltrating ductal carcinoma and ductal carcinoma in situ associated with mammary hamartoma

Breast J. 2006 Jul-Aug;12(4):368-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2006.00279.x.

Abstract

Mammary hamartoma is a rare nonmalignant lesion. Only 11 cases of carcinoma associated with hamartoma have been previously described in the literature. We describe a case of infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC) and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) associated with hamartoma in a 35-year-old woman. Mammography showed the features of a typical hamartoma with suspicious microcalcifications arising in it. The patient underwent a radical modified mastectomy. It is likely that hamartoma is a coincidental finding. The identification of suspicious microcalcifications in a typical mammographic image of a hamartoma should prompt continued examination to exclude an underlying tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Breast Diseases / complications*
  • Breast Diseases / pathology
  • Breast Diseases / surgery
  • Breast Neoplasms / complications*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / complications*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / complications*
  • Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / surgery
  • Female
  • Hamartoma / complications*
  • Hamartoma / pathology
  • Hamartoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Mastectomy