Nodular fasciitis of the breast simulating breast cancer on imaging

Authors: Dahlstrom, Je1; Buckingham, Jm2; Bell, S3; Jain, S1

Source: Australasian Radiology, Volume 45, Number 1, February 2001 , pp. 67-70(4)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

SUMMARY

Nodular fasciitis is a rare benign soft tissue tumour of the breast that clinically and radiologically can mimic invasive duct carcinoma. The clinical, radiological and pathological findings of nodular fasciitis of the breast in a 38-year-old woman, who presented with a palpable lesion in the upper inner aspect of the left breast, are described. The tumour is characterized histologically by a stellate spindle cell tumour with a focal myxoid background containing scattered inflammatory cells and microhaemorrhages. Pathological assessment of the lesion is essential in making the diagnosis.

Keywords: breast; histology; mammography; nodular fasciitis; pathology

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2001.00879.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Anatomical Pathology, The Canberra Hospital, 2: Department of Surgery, Calvary Hospital and 3: Canberra Imaging Group, Canberra, Australia

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