Nodular Fasciitis of the Breast Previously Misdiagnosed as Breast Carcinoma
BREAST CARE, cilt.4, sa.6, ss.401-402, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Doi Numarası: 10.1159/000261502
- Dergi Adı: BREAST CARE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.401-402
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Nodular fasciitis, Breast, Pathology, LESIONS
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Background: Nodular fasciitis of the breast is a rare benign pathology that can mimic breast cancer clinically, radiologically, and histopathologically. Case Report: An 18-year-old female patient had first visited a physician in a different center with the complaint of a lump in her left breast. Breast examination had revealed a palpable mass located in the left upper outer quadrant. Ultrasonography had demonstrated a hypo-echoic lesion. Excisional biopsy of the lump had been performed and histopathologic examination misdiagnosed this lump as a mesenchymal tumor. The patient was then referred to our clinic for further investigations. Pathologic revision was performed and the diagnosis of nodular fasciitis of the breast was established. Conclusion: Awareness of this rare clinical entity, nodular fasciitis, in the breast eliminates the misdiagnosis of breast cancer.