Giant breast hamartoma in a 41‑year‑old female: A case report and literature review

Wang,Zhi; He,Jianjun

doi:10.3892/ol.2015.3794

Giant breast hamartoma in a 41‑year‑old female: A case report and literature review

Authors:
- Zhi Wang
- Jianjun He
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Affiliations: Department of Oncology, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, P.R. China, Department of Oncology Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
Published online on: October 12, 2015 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3794
Pages: 3719-3721

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Abstract

Breast hamartoma is an uncommonly reported benign breast lesion of uncertain cause and pathogenesis. The diagnosis of breast hamartoma by a single method such as mammography, magnetic resonance imaging or sonography is inadequate. In the majority of cases, the breast hamartoma is excised a few years after it has occurred when it is not too big. In the present report, however, a particularly large lesion with a long history is described. Such a case has rarely been reported and shows the necessity of early surgery to reduce trauma as much as possible. Excision of hamartoma was successfully performed and an 11x9x3.5‑cm tumor was completely excised. The present study also reviews the literature on breast hamartoma.

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