Granuloma de colesterol en mama

Juan Carlos Bonilla Jassir; Johana Navarro Mejía; César Poveda; Oscar Eduardo Mendoza Ramírez

doi:10.31260/RepertMedCir.v17.n3.2008.510

Granuloma of cholesterol in breast

Granuloma de colesterol en mama

Published 2008-09-01

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Vol. 17 No. 3 (2008): July - September

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Bonilla Jassir, J. C., Navarro Mejía, J., Poveda, C., & Mendoza Ramírez, O. E. (2008). Granuloma of cholesterol in breast. Journal of Medicine and Surgery Repertoire, 17(3), 176-177. https://doi.org/10.31260/RepertMedCir.v17.n3.2008.510

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Juan Carlos Bonilla Jassir

Johana Navarro Mejía

César Poveda

Oscar Eduardo Mendoza Ramírez

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The granuloma of cholesterol in the mammary gland is a rare benign condition. Its importance lies in the tendency to imitate clinically and radiologically breast carcinoma. We present the case of a 48-year-old patient with a breast mass as an incidental finding on screening mammography.

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