Breast Imaging Findings in Women with Lipedema: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study
Elettra Fiengo, Andrea Sbarbati · 2025
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Fiengo and Sbarbati published a 2025 study of breast imaging in women with lipedema, a chronic disorder of fat and the tissue that binds the body. The disorder is usually described as confined to the limbs, but the authors suspected a wider tissue pattern that could show in the breast. They gathered imaging reports that 62 women with lipedema provided voluntarily in late 2025.
Findings were strikingly common: fibroglandular tissue in 45 percent, many diffuse cysts in 42 percent, and benign fibroadenomas in about 44 percent, all above healthy screening rates. Biopsies in nine women showed fibrous overgrowth patterns resembling lipedema tissue. The authors propose the breast shares the disorder's stromal changes. They present the study as a first systematic look, needing controlled follow-up.
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| CREATOR | Elettra Fiengo, Andrea Sbarbati |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |