Nodular fasciitis of the breast simulating breast cancer on imaging.
Nodular fasciitis is a rare benign soft tissue tumour of the breast that clinically and radiologically can mimic invasive duct carcinoma. The clinical, radiological and pathological findings of nodular fasciitis of the breast in a 38-year-old woman, who presented with a palpable lesion in the upper inner aspect of the left breast, are described. The tumour is characterized histologically by a stellate spindle cell tumour with a focal myxoid background containing scattered inflammatory cells and microhaemorrhages. Pathological assessment of the lesion is essential in making the diagnosis.
Department of Anatomical Pathology, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia. Jane.Dahlstrom@act.gov.au
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D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary