title: The great mimicker: fat necrosis of the breast--magnetic resonance mammography approach.
abstract: Fat necrosis of the breast is a common benign inflammatory process resulting from injury to breast fat. The pathogenesis of fat necrosis helps to explain its imaging features, which range from benign to malignant-appearing findings. This article reviews the role of magnetic resonance mammography and other conventional imaging techniques in the differential diagnosis of fat necrosis.
authors.affiliation: UDIAT-CD, Corporació Sanitária Parc Taulí, Barcelona, Spain. sganau@tauli.cat
authors.forename: Sergi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ganau
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tortajada
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Escribano
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Andreu
authors.forename: Melcior
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sentís
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008327:Mammography; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media