Cholesterol granuloma of the breast presenting as an intracystic papilloma.
Cholesterol granuloma of the breast is a rare benign condition. It is often clinically and radiologically indistinguishable from breast carcinoma. A case of cholesterol granuloma which manifested as an intracystic papilloma on ultrasound is described. This unusual ultrasonographic appearance has not previously been reported.
Smith
G L
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Department of Surgery, North Herts NHS Trust, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK.
Hicks
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Wijesinghe
D P
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Holme
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002784:Cholesterol; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D010212:Papilloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
D002784:Cholesterol