N64.1: Fat necrosis of breast
You have dead fatty tissue in your breast.
The breast is made up of fatty tissue, connective tissue and the mammary gland. Milk is produced in the mammary gland during and after pregnancy so that the child can be fed.
Fatty tissue consists of a large number of fat cells. If the fatty tissue in the breast suffers severe damage, for example due to an inflammation, the fatty tissue can die. When this happens the fat cells are often replaced by calcium. This may mean areas of the breast become calcified. This may sometimes cause a palpable lump in the breast. Your breast may become painful. But you may also have no symptoms.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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