Pseudoangiomatous hyperplasia of mammary stroma: An unusual entity

Abstract

A74-year-old woman was noted to have a lesion in her right breast. It was painless and had been present for an unknown period. There were no other associated symptoms. A clinically large, firm, non-tender mass (3×4 cm) was felt in the upper outer quadrant of the right breast. There was minimal adherence to overlying tissue. On further examination, no evidence of metastatic disease was found. There was no past history of breast disease. Mammography demonstrated a well-circumscribed soft tissue mass (40 mm) without associated microcalcification or conspicuous regions of fat density (Figure 1). Ultrasound demonstrated an ellipsoid, lobular, solid mass of vari..