Cavernous haemangioma of breast in a man with contralateral gynaecomastia and a family history of breast carcinoma

Abstract

A 73-year-old man with a cavernous haemangioma of the right breast is presented. The patient had had gynaecomastia of the left breast 8 years earlier. Prior to that he had been on cimetidine for 2 years. The patient's mother and sister had breast carcinomas, while two other sisters and a brother had carcinomas of kidney, uterus and lung respectively.

Vascular proliferations of the breast

“…Other reports of benign haemangiomas have emphasized cases with unusual clinical and/or radiological features. Thus, the literature includes reports of lesions measuring up to 60 mm in male patients 21–24 . Phlebolith formation with calcification leading to mammographic suspicion of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) 25 has been recorded.…”

“…Thus, the literature includes reports of lesions measuring up to 60 mm in male patients. [21][22][23][24] Phlebolith formation with calcification leading to mammographic suspicion of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) 25 has been recorded. An enlarging mass on mammography has been diagnosed as a cavernous haemangioma on needle core biopsy.…”

A rare coexistence of concurrent breast hemangioma with fibroadenoma: a case report

“…Histologically, there are two common types: the capillary hemangioma composed of proliferating capillary-sized blood vessels and the cavernous hemangioma having large cavernous vascular channels; of which cavernous hemangiomas are more common [6,7]. Hemangiomas are subdivided into 4 types; the perilobular type, parenchymal type, nonparenchymal or subcutaneous, and venous [8,9]. Perilobular hemangioma, a relatively common lesion is generally small and not palpable and occurs in the extralobular stroma in the form of microscopic lesions.…”

“…Parenchymal hemangiomas are microscopically composed of dilated channels filled with red blood cells that may be divided into lobes by internal fibrous septa, with individual vessels varying in size from capillary to cavernous. Venous hemangiomas are composed largely of venous channels with disorderly vascular proliferation and thick smooth muscle walls [8,9,10]. Nonparenchymal or subcutaneous hemangiomas are located superficial to the anterior pectoral fascia in the subcutaneous fat.…”

Subcutaneous Venous Hemangioma of the Breast

“…2,3 Hemangiomas are subdivided into 4 types: perilobular, parenchymal, nonparenchymal or subcutaneous, and venous. 2,4 Perilobular hemangiomas always occur in the extralobular stroma in the form of microscopic lesions. Parenchymal hemangiomas are microscopically composed of dilated channels filled with red blood cells, and individual vessels of hemangiomas vary in size from capillary to cavernous.…”