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Breast hibernoma in a male patient: a rare case report and review of the literature

Hibernomas are uncommon, benign, lipomatous tumours of brown fat. Although hibernomas may arise from any region where brown fat exists, common locations include thigh, shoulder, back and neck. We report a rare finding of a breast hibernoma in a 43-year-old male. The patient was managed surgically wi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hanna, Sam, Davis, Arie, Diab, Jason, Clement, Zackariah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10182395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37192876
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad239
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Sumario:Hibernomas are uncommon, benign, lipomatous tumours of brown fat. Although hibernomas may arise from any region where brown fat exists, common locations include thigh, shoulder, back and neck. We report a rare finding of a breast hibernoma in a 43-year-old male. The patient was managed surgically with an excision of the breast mass. This report will outline the pathology and clinical findings of breast hibernomas and review of the literature.