Calcified pilomatrixoma of the breast: mammographic and sonographic findings

A Imperiale; M Calabrese; F Monetti; F Zandrino

doi:10.1007/s003300000798

Calcified pilomatrixoma of the breast: mammographic and sonographic findings

Eur Radiol. 2001;11(12):2465-7. doi: 10.1007/s003300000798. Epub 2001 Jan 31.

Authors

A Imperiale¹, M Calabrese, F Monetti, F Zandrino

Affiliation

¹ National Institute for Cancer Research, Largo R. Benzi 10, 16132, Genova, Italy.

PMID: 11734941
DOI: 10.1007/s003300000798

Abstract

The authors report the ultrasonographic and mammographic features of a case of pilomatrixoma of the breast, a rare benign neoplasm originating from the hair matrix.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Breast / pathology
Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Calcinosis / diagnosis*
Calcinosis / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hair Diseases / diagnosis*
Hair Diseases / pathology
Humans
Mammography*
Middle Aged
Pilomatrixoma / diagnosis*
Pilomatrixoma / pathology
Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Skin Neoplasms / pathology
Ultrasonography, Mammary*