[Pseudotumors of the female breast (author's transl)]

Pseudotumors which are recognized by mammorgraphy as dense areas, can be classified by careful patient anamnesis and inspection of the organ. In most cases these lesions can be correlated with scars or tumorous changes of the skin. The so-called "drawing-pin" phenomenon mainly is resulting from skin retraction by Cooper's ligaments and secondly from immediate invasion of the tumor. In all these cases short time radiographic follow-up examinations are recommended instead of surgery.