Cavernous lymphangioma of the breast

BACKGROUND: Cavernous lymphangioma is a rare lesion in the breast of adults. Only a few cases have been documented in literature. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a 38-year-old woman who presented with a palpable breast lump, which measured 5 × 4 cm. A local excision of the lump was performed and a di...

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Autores principales: Ogun, Gabriel O, Oyetunde, O, Akang, EffiongE
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1906778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17584918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-5-69
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Cavernous lymphangioma is a rare lesion in the breast of adults. Only a few cases have been documented in literature. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a 38-year-old woman who presented with a palpable breast lump, which measured 5 × 4 cm. A local excision of the lump was performed and a diagnosis of cavernous lymphangioma was made. The patient is alive and well, after five years of follow-up, with no complaints or recurrence. CONCLUSION: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case to be documented in a black African woman. Complete surgical excision seems to be the best modality of treatment of this lesion.

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