Popcorn calcification in the breast is the classical description for the calcification seen in involuting fibroadenomas which, as the name suggests, has a popcorn-like appearance. Pathology A fibroadenoma in the long run may degenerate and calcify. Initially, there are a few punctate peripheral microcalcifications. A fibroadenoma is a type of adenomatous breast lesion. It contains epithelium and has minimal malignant potential 8. Multiple fibroadenomas occur in 10-15% of patients. Patients with multiple fibroadenomas tend to have a strong family history of these tumors.
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Popcorn calcification in the breast is the classical description for the calcification seen in involuting fibroadenomas which, as the name suggests, has a popcorn-like appearance. 1 article features images from this case 8 public playlists include this case Related Radiopaedia articles Fibroadenoma (breast) Popcorn calcification (disambiguation) A fibroadenoma is a painless, unilateral, benign (non-cancerous) breast tumor that is a solid, not fluid-filled, lump. It occurs most commonly in women between the age of 14 to 35 years but can be found at any age.. coarse popcorn calcification appearance. Breast Ultrasound. Ultrasound (US) uses sound waves to detect the features of. • Differential diagnosis of large, coarse calcifications includes fibroadenoma, fat necrosis, and calcium deposition from hypercalcemia (i.e., hyperparathyroidism, renal failure). Suggested Reading Gershon-Cohen J, Ingleby H. Roentgenography of fibroad-enoma of the breast. Radiology 1952;59:77-87 Han SY, Witten DM. Coarse or 'Popcorn-like' The classic large 'popcorn-like' calcifications are produced by involuting fibroadenomas. These calcifications usually do not cause a diagnostic problem. When the calcifications in an fibroadenoma are small and numerous, they may resemble malignant-type calcifications and need a biopsy.
A mammogram of the left breast showed a left breast lesion with... Download Scientific Diagram
Breast calcifications are a common mammographic finding, present on over 80% of images, and they are usually benign. Coarse or popcorn-like calcifications: dense calcifications larger than 2-3 mm, often coalescing over time and indicative of hyalinizing fibroadenoma Large Rod-like Calcifications: thick calcifications which follow the ducts, toward the nipple, secondary to secretory disease Breast calcifications are extremely common. It is important to be able to differentiate between benign and malignant calcifications because approximately half of all non-palpable breast cancers are associated with calcifications. [1] Popcorn like benign appearing calcifications are seen in both breasts. Case Discussion Popcorn calcification in the breast is the classical description for the calcification seen in involuting fibroadenomas which, as the name suggests, has a popcorn-like appearance.
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Popcorn calcification refers to amorphous calcifications often with rings and arcs that resemble popped corn kernels. This type of calcification may be seen in many radiological settings including 1: chondroid lesions (e.g. enchondroma, chondrosarcoma) fibrous dysplasia pulmonary hamartomas On mammography, fibroadenomas are typically well-circumscribed, round, oval or lobulated masses of varying sizes. 1 They are often associated with so-called "popcorn calcifications", which are coarse calcifications seen in involuting or hyalinizing fibroadenomas. When present, the diagnosis of a benign fibroadenoma can be made with certainty. 1,4
Fibroadenoma may be associated with large popcorn like calcifications, and sclerosing adenosis may have fine, punctate or granular calcifications. Fat necrosis may give rise to egg shell calcification. coarse or "popcorn-like": large (>2-3 mm), sometimes confluent or associated with a circumscribed mass; formed in involuting fibroadenomas
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Fibroadenoma may be associated with large popcorn like calcifications, and sclerosing adenosis may have fine, punctate or granular calcifications. Fat necrosis may give rise to egg shell calcification. There is a well circumscribed macrolobulated oval shaped dense mass measuring approximately 16 x 11 mm in the upper and outer quadrant of the left breast with area of popcorn calcification within the lesion. No architectural distortion noted in the region.
