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Primary breast actinomyces simulating malignancy: A case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology
We report a case of primary actinomycosis of breast diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in a postmenopausal lady who presented with a clinical impression of malignancy. Resolution of infection while conserving the breast was achieved by timely diagnosis and effective antibiotic thera...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480771/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23112463 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9371.101173 |
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author | Thambi, Renu Devi, Lekshmi Sheeja, S Poothiode, Usha |
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description | We report a case of primary actinomycosis of breast diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in a postmenopausal lady who presented with a clinical impression of malignancy. Resolution of infection while conserving the breast was achieved by timely diagnosis and effective antibiotic therapy. The literature reports that primary actinomycosis of the breast is very rare after menopause, with only very few cases found after extensive search. It is imperative that this condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis of malignancy. The effectiveness of cell block sections in the final diagnosis is also highlighted. |
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spelling | pubmed-34807712012-10-30 Primary breast actinomyces simulating malignancy: A case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology Thambi, Renu Devi, Lekshmi Sheeja, S Poothiode, Usha J Cytol Case Report We report a case of primary actinomycosis of breast diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in a postmenopausal lady who presented with a clinical impression of malignancy. Resolution of infection while conserving the breast was achieved by timely diagnosis and effective antibiotic therapy. The literature reports that primary actinomycosis of the breast is very rare after menopause, with only very few cases found after extensive search. It is imperative that this condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis of malignancy. The effectiveness of cell block sections in the final diagnosis is also highlighted. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3480771/ /pubmed/23112463 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9371.101173 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Cytology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Thambi, Renu Devi, Lekshmi Sheeja, S Poothiode, Usha Primary breast actinomyces simulating malignancy: A case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology |
title | Primary breast actinomyces simulating malignancy: A case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology |
title_full | Primary breast actinomyces simulating malignancy: A case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology |
title_fullStr | Primary breast actinomyces simulating malignancy: A case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology |
title_full_unstemmed | Primary breast actinomyces simulating malignancy: A case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology |
title_short | Primary breast actinomyces simulating malignancy: A case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology |
title_sort | primary breast actinomyces simulating malignancy: a case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480771/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23112463 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9371.101173 |
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