Imaging features of breast trauma: a pictorial review

Accidental injury to the female breast can cause symptoms and signs which may mimic carcinoma and can also be painful or disfiguring. Nine women who sustained injury to the breast are presented, illustrating some of the manifestations of traumatic injury to the female breast, the majority of which are attributable to fat necrosis. A brief discussion of the clinical and imaging features of fat necrosis is included. These cases reinforce the importance of triple assessment in any woman presenting with a breast lump, even with a clear history of trauma.