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- Title
Subareolar breast abscess in male patients: a report of two patients with a literature review.
- Authors
Kazama, Takashi; Tabei, Isao; Sekine, Chikako; Funamizu, Naotake; Onda, Shinji; Okamoto, Tomoyoshi; Takeyama, Hiroshi; Morikawa, Toshiaki
- Abstract
Background: Subareolar breast abscess (SBA) is a rare infectious disease of the breast in male patients. Case presentation: Herein, we report two male patients with SBA. Patient 1 was initially diagnosed with a malignant tumor based on imaging findings; ultrasonography revealed a hypoechoic mass with blood flow. Patient 2 was diagnosed with inflammatory changes to his nipple; ultrasonography findings supported the diagnosis with an irregular hypoechoic mass with blood flow. Both patients received a cytological or histological biopsy preoperatively, which showed an abscess without malignant cells. Conclusion: These cases serve as an important reminder to consider complete resection of the tumor including the responsible mammary duct (tumor and duct resection (TDR)) for curative therapy of SBA.
- Subjects
ABSCESSES; BREAST tumors; ULTRASONIC imaging; BLOOD flow; MILK ducts; PATIENTS
- Publication
Surgical Case Reports, 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2198-7793
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40792-017-0402-3