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Membranous fat necrosis of the breast
Author(s) -
COYNE J.D.,
PARKINSON D.,
BAILDAM A.D.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
histopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.626
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1365-2559
pISSN - 0309-0167
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1996.252292.x
Subject(s) - fat necrosis , necrosis , medicine , mastectomy , radiation therapy , pathology , adipose tissue , breast cancer , cancer
To investigate the pattern and prevalence of membranous fat necrosis of the breast we examined 25 breast biopsies or mastectomy specimens performed for recurrent lumps following conservative surgery and radiation therapy. In addition, we examined 41 consecutive cases taken from our files coded as fat necrosis which were associated with several aetiologies. Our results demonstrate that membranous fat necrosis of the breast occurs in association with several aetiologies but in its florid form is most often due to radiation therapy.