Multimodality Imaging of Fat Necrosis of the Breast

Fat necrosis of the breast is a common benign entity with imaging features and clinical findings that can mimic breast cancer, requiring biopsy for diagnosis.1 Fat necrosis initially was described in 1920 as the result of blunt trauma to the breast. With the growing number of reduction mammoplasty procedures, radiation therapy, breast conserving procedures, and reconstructive surgical procedures, fat necrosis now is encountered frequently in daily radiology practice.1 Fat necrosis has widely varied presentations on breast imaging during its many stages of evolution.1 Hence, it is important for radiologists to be familiar with this entity to achieve the correct diagnosis and make appropriate management decisions.
Source: Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology - Category: Radiology Tags: Article Source Type: research