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4. Fat Necrosis

When the enzyme lipase releases fatty acids from triglycerides, it binds with calcium and appears as chalky white clumps -- fat necrosis. Though it's associated with trauma of the pancreas or acute pancreatitis (sudden inflammation of the pancreas), it may also occur in the breast as a pseudo-mass or lump. Fat necrosis in the breasts is almost always an after-effect of breast surgery or radiation.

trauma necrosis
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