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Breast hamartoma: a case report

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Abstract

Breast hamartoma is an uncommon benign lesion, composed of varying amounts of fatty, fibrous and glandular elements. It can present as a breast mass and therefore additional care needs to be taken to rule it out in the differential diagnosis of breast carcinoma. We report a case of a breast hamartoma treated at the European Institute of Oncology.

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  1. Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, via Ripamonti 435, Milan, 20141, Italy

    Giovanna Gatti & Serife Simsek

  2. Scientific Director’s Office, European Institute of Oncology, Milan

    Giovanna Gatti

  3. Postgraduate School of General Surgery, University of Perugia, Milan

    Giovanna Gatti

  4. Division of Pathology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan

    Giovanni Mazzarol & Giuseppe Viale

  5. University of Milan, Italy

    Giuseppe Viale

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An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10549-004-1097-2.

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Gatti, G., Mazzarol, G., Simsek, S. et al. Breast hamartoma: a case report. Breast Cancer Res Treat 89, 145–147 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-004-1656-6

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