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Primary breast aspergillosis mimicking breast malignancy – a rare case report
Aspergillus is a group of saprophytic fungi which is widely present in our environment. It can be a cause of opportunistic infections of different organs, especially the lungs. Fungal mastitis is a rare infection in healthy subjects. It is seen in breastfeeding females and immunodeficient patients....
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7830160/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33500802 http://dx.doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2020.0056 |
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author | Faryna, Jan Łuczyszyn, Izabela Kleszczewski, Andrzej Kleszczewska, Jolanta |
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description | Aspergillus is a group of saprophytic fungi which is widely present in our environment. It can be a cause of opportunistic infections of different organs, especially the lungs. Fungal mastitis is a rare infection in healthy subjects. It is seen in breastfeeding females and immunodeficient patients. We herein report a rare presentation of aspergilloma in a 73-year-old female who presented with a palpable mass in the breast. She was under medical control due to plasmocytoma. In ultrasound examination the lesion was classified as BI-RADS 4b and subsequently biopsy (fine needle and core needle aspiration) was performed. Biopsy provided immediate results and excluded breast cancer. In this rare case report of breast aspergillosis, we emphasize the role of pathology in medical diagnosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-78301602021-01-25 Primary breast aspergillosis mimicking breast malignancy – a rare case report Faryna, Jan Łuczyszyn, Izabela Kleszczewski, Andrzej Kleszczewska, Jolanta J Ultrason Case Report Aspergillus is a group of saprophytic fungi which is widely present in our environment. It can be a cause of opportunistic infections of different organs, especially the lungs. Fungal mastitis is a rare infection in healthy subjects. It is seen in breastfeeding females and immunodeficient patients. We herein report a rare presentation of aspergilloma in a 73-year-old female who presented with a palpable mass in the breast. She was under medical control due to plasmocytoma. In ultrasound examination the lesion was classified as BI-RADS 4b and subsequently biopsy (fine needle and core needle aspiration) was performed. Biopsy provided immediate results and excluded breast cancer. In this rare case report of breast aspergillosis, we emphasize the role of pathology in medical diagnosis. Exeley Inc. 2020 2020-12-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7830160/ /pubmed/33500802 http://dx.doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2020.0056 Text en © Polish Ultrasound Society https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial NoDerivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND). Reproduction is permitted for personal, educational, non-commercial use, provided that the original article is in whole, unmodified, and properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Faryna, Jan Łuczyszyn, Izabela Kleszczewski, Andrzej Kleszczewska, Jolanta Primary breast aspergillosis mimicking breast malignancy – a rare case report |
title | Primary breast aspergillosis mimicking breast malignancy – a rare case report |
title_full | Primary breast aspergillosis mimicking breast malignancy – a rare case report |
title_fullStr | Primary breast aspergillosis mimicking breast malignancy – a rare case report |
title_full_unstemmed | Primary breast aspergillosis mimicking breast malignancy – a rare case report |
title_short | Primary breast aspergillosis mimicking breast malignancy – a rare case report |
title_sort | primary breast aspergillosis mimicking breast malignancy – a rare case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7830160/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33500802 http://dx.doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2020.0056 |
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