Chapter 148 Breast: Fat Necrosis
INTRODUCTION
Description: Trauma to the breast may result in necrosis of fatty tissues, leading to an ill-defined mass that can mimic cancer.
ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS
Causes: Fat necrosis is most often the result of trauma, although the causative event cannot be identified (or recalled) in roughly one half of patients. May also follow surgical intervention in the breast, such as biopsy or augmentation.
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