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SUBMITTER: Schafer FK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4168405 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schäfer F K FK Biernath-Wuepping J J Eckmann-Scholz C C Order B M BM Mathiak M M Hilpert F F Strauss A A Jonat W W Schäfer P J PJ
Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde 20120501 5
Hamartomas can occur in different areas of the breast, but they are rarely found in the breast. Myoid hamartomas with smooth muscle cells of the type described here are particularly unusual. The pathogenesis of this benign entity with its tendency to growth and recurrence is not clear. Excision is the therapy of choice. Capillary hemangiomas are rare vascular malformations of the breast which, in contrast to cavernous hemangiomas, usually remain clinically occult. It is important to differentiat ...[more]