Breast Cancer Differential Diagnosis

Differential Diagnosis

A large heterogenous group of conditions can mimic breast cancer. This would include both benign and malignant entities that develop from epithelial, mesothelial, adenomyoepithelium, luminal, and basal stem cells:

• Breast abscess
• Breast cyst
• Breast sarcoma
• Fat necrosis
• Fibroadenoma
• Granular cell tumor
• Gynecomastia
• Hamartoma
• Hematoma
• Lymphoma
• Mastitis
• Paget disease
• Phyllodes tumor
• Tubular adenoma