title: Chondrolipoma of the breast: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Chondrolipoma of the breast is a rare benign cartilage-containing mesenchymal tumor. In the case presented, a patient with a breast mass detected by physical examination was found to have a discrete nodule containing fibrolipomatous tissue with focal areas of cartilage. A review of the literature and differential diagnosis of benign mesenchymal tumors of the breast are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Waterbury Hospital Health Center.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Greer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marjani
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lowell
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged