A case report of rare intraparenchymal leiomyoma of the breast – diagnostic and histopathological features

Abstract

Leiomyomas are one of the rarest neoplasms of the breast. Intraparenchymal leiomyomas can present a diagnostic challenge, as they can resemble other benign, and more importantly, malignant lesions -especially leiomyosarcomas. Here we report a case of a 28-year old female patient with a palpable mass in the right upper quadrant of the right breast and present diagnostic and histopathological features, with special reference to magnetic resonance imaging. PRIKAZ SLUČAJA RIJETKOG UNUTARPARENHIMNOG LEIOMIOMA DOJKE -DIJAGNOSTIČKE I PATOHISTOLOŠKE ZNAČAJKE SažetakLeiomiomi su izrazito rijetki tumori dojke. Unutarparenhimni leiomiomi predstavljaju dijagnostički izazov, jer mogu nalikovati na druge dobroćudne i zloćudne tvorevine, posebice na leiomiosarkom. U radu je prikazan slučaj 28-godišnje žene s opipljivom masom u desnoj gornjoj četvrtini desne dojke. Opisane su dijagnostičke i patohistološke značajke nađenog tumora, s posebnim osvrtom na magnetsku rezonanciju.