Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4130004 | Annals of Diagnostic Pathology | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Hibernomas are rare benign tumors composed of cells reminiscent of brown adipose tissue. In the mammary gland, hibernomas are extraordinary rare, with only 4 cases reported previously. We report the fifth case in a 37-year-old woman who presented with a slowly growing mobile mass in her right breast. A 2.2 cm well-circumscribed lobulated mass was completely removed. The histopathologic analysis showed the full characteristics of the hibernoma. A review of the clinicopathologic features of hibernomas, its relation to brown adipose tissue in humans, and considerations about its histogenesis are made.
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Authors
Alvaro Lezid Padilla-Rodriguez,