EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports

Mammary hamartomas are benign and infrequent lesions that grow slowly; imaging is generally specific, based essentially on mammography where it presents as a breast in the breast.

We present the case of a 42-year-old woman, recently diagnosed with CCI of the left breast, who presented with a large palpable mass in the right breast. The imaging findings were typical for a breast hamartoma.

The unusual presentation of breast hamartomas justifies histological confirmation by biopsy to exclude a tumour. The incidence of malignancy is low, but cases of malignancy have been reported. Characteristic radiological imaging can minimise unnecessary surgery and morbidity.

 Keywords: Breast; Hamartoma; Mammography; Ultrasonography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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