title: Invasive ductal carcinoma in a mammary hamartoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Mammary hamartomas are typically a benign condition and rarely develop into malignant lesions. Only 14 cases of carcinomas associated with a hamartoma have been documented in the literature. In this case report, we describe a case of invasive ductal carcinoma within a hamartoma in a 72-year-old woman. Mammography, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging showed the features of a typical hamartoma with a suspicious mass arising in it. This case illustrates the importance of identification of unusual findings in a typical mammary hamartoma on radiologic examinations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cnm@dreamwiz.com
authors.forename: Nami
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Eun Sook
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008327:Mammography; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary