Table 3 Management of suspicious nodules after breast cancer surgery which is mimicking the tumor recurrence
From: Natural course of fat necrosis after breast reconstruction: a 10-year follow-up study
| Â | n (%) |
|---|---|
Suspicious nodule mimicking the tumor recurrence | 8 (19.0) |
Confirmation method | |
 Needle biopsy | 6 (14.3) |
 Excision | 2 (4.8) |
Pathologic results of biopsy | |
 Chronic inflammation with fat necrosis | 3 (7.3) |
 Stromal fibrosis with fat necrosis | 3 (7.3) |
 Fat necrosis with calcification | 1 (2.4) |
 Only fat necrosis | 1 (2.4) |