TRAUMATIC FAT NECROSIS OF THE BREAST PDF Print E-mail
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Pathogenesis:
Ä Trauma ® splitting of fat into fatty acid and glycerol.
Ä Calcium in blood + glycerol and fatty acid will give calcified area in the breast.
Ä Hard lump attached to the skin ® dimpling and retraction of nipple
Causes:
Ä Sustained pressure Ä Direct trauma Ä Needle biopsy
Differential Diagnosis: with cancer breast
Treatment:
Ä Excision biopsy is the only differentiation fromcancer.
Ä The excised mass show characteristic chalky white appearance with no gritty sensation.
SOURCE: Prof. AYMAN SALEM'S BOOK
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