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  Normal breast
  Non-neoplastic lesions
  Benign epithelial
   proliferations
  Fibro/myoepithelial
   tumors

  Tumors of the nipple

  Lobular neoplasia

  Intraductal prolifera-
   tive lesions

  Invasive epithelial
   tumors

    
IDC ILC Other

  Mesenchymal tumors

  Hematopoetic and
   metastatic tumors

  IH-stainings, TMAs,
   FISH and CISH

Silicone granuloma

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A silicone granuloma is, by definition, a tissue reaction elicited by silicone. In the breast silicone granuloma arises from a leakage of prosthesis. Foreign body giant cells with asteroid bodies are present near lacunar spaces filled with glassy material. Focal non-specific inflammatory infiltration is common.
Silicone
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