Jin Hee Moon MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Joo Yeon Cheung MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Kyoonsoon Jung, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Fat necrosis is a common benign entity that may pose a challenge to clinicians and breast radiologists. Radiologists should become familiar with various different looks of fat necrosis to avoid unnecessary biopsies. The purpose of this exhibit is to review imaging findings of fat necrosis of the breast at multi-imaging modalities, including mammography, ultrasound, MR imaging, CT and PET/CT.

1. Clinical features of fat necrosis: Many clinical factors to the cause of fat necrosis and patient's symptoms 2. Pathologic findings: Understanding the etiology and patholgenesis of fat necrosis 3. Imaging findings   1) Mammography: variable mammographic presentation and alteration of fat necrosis   2)  Ultrasound and MRI: variable sonographic and MR imaging appearances and its correlation with mammography   3) PET/CT: variable looks of fat necrosis as incidental findings and its correlation with other breast imaging 4. Conclusion : There is a wide range of manifestations of fat necrosis from typically benign to worrisome for malignancy. To understand the etiology, pathogenesis and to familiar with imaging appearances of fat necrosis can help radiologists to avoid unnecessary biopsies.    

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Moon, J, Cheung, J, Jung, K, Various Different Looks of Fat Necrosis of the Breast: Spectrum of Imaging Findings at Multi-imaging Modalities.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14015498.html