title: Hamartomas of the breast.
abstract: Hamartomas of the breast are rare tumor-like lesions composed of ducts, lobules, fat, and fibrous tissue. The clinical and pathologic findings of six cases of patients ranging in age from 19 to 63 years are reported. Diagnosis is difficult, and we emphasize that fine needle aspiration and cytology of the smears is not diagnostic for hamartomas.
authors.affiliation: Second Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gogas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Markopoulos
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gogas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Skandalakis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kontzoglou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stavridou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D008875:Middle Aged