Eggshell calcification (breast)

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Eggshell calcifications in the breast are benign peripheral rim like calcifications

Pathology

They are typically secondary to fat necrosis or calcification of oil cysts.

Radiographic features

  • thin rim-like calcification (<1 mm in thickness)
  • lucent centers
  • small to several centimeters in diameter (oil cyst)
  • may disappear (fat necrosis)

See also

Siehe auch:
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Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Eierschalenverkalkungen in der Mamma:
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Liponekrosen
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