Afsaneh Alikhassi - Department of Radiology, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ramesh Omranipour - Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Zahra Alikhassy - Department of Emergency Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Rosa Miri - Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Reza Shahsiah - Department of Pathology, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Background:Ahemangioma is a rather common benign soft tissue tumor thatrarely originates from both the pectoralis muscle and the breast.Vascular tumors ofthe breast, such as benign hemangiomas, are rarely seen in men.Case presentation: A ۴۰-year-old man presented with a non-tender palpableright breast mass since ۶ months ago. On physical examination, a hard lump wasdetected in the central part of his right breast with normal intact skin withoutdiscoloration.Nonipple discharge or axillary mass was detected.Mammography revealed a well-defined heterogeneous mass with a few macrocalcifications.Surgical excision was performed and Microscopic examinationrevealed multiple vascular spaces covered by one layer of endothelial cells withoutany remarkable atypia or mitotic activity proved to be benign hemangioma.Conclusion: A hemangioma should also be considered in the differentialdiagnosis of uncommon breast tumors in men. The imaging features of the malebreast hemangioma seem to be similar to those described in female patients.

Hemangioma, male breast, mammography