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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan-Mar;9(1):39-40.
doi: 10.4103/jmh.JMH_78_17.

Breast Abscess Mimicking Breast Carcinoma in Male

Debasis Gochhait  1 , Priyadarshini Dehuri  1 , Sandyya Umamahesweran  1 , Rohan Kamat  2
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Case Reports

Breast Abscess Mimicking Breast Carcinoma in Male

Debasis Gochhait et al. J Midlife Health. 2018 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Male breast can show almost all pathological entities described in female breast. Inflammatory conditions of the breast in male are not common; however, occasionally, it can be encountered in the form of an abscess. Clinically, gynecomastia always presents as a symmetric unilateral or bilateral lump in the retroareolar region, and any irregular asymmetric lump raises a possibility of malignancy. Radiology should be used as a part of the triple assessment protocol for breast lump along with fine-needle aspiration cytology for definite diagnosis and proper management.

Keywords: Breast abscess; carcinoma; fine-needle aspiration cytology; male; ultrasonography.

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Figure 1
(a) The clinical image irregular asymmetric lump in the medial aspect of the left nipple-areolar complex. (b) Ultrasonography image: Heterogeneous lesion with multiple hypoechoic areas and internal moving echoes was noted. (c) Giemsa stain (×200): Smears show polymorphs and mature squamous cells. (d) Pap stain (×200): Smear shows a multinucleated foreign body type of giant cell
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