An unusual cause of a breast mass in a 13-year-old girl: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Wafaa GhazaliZuhoor AlGaithy

Abstract

Adolescents rarely present with breast lumps, and such lumps are usually due to benign causes. Foreign bodies in the breast are an uncommon finding and could be detected incidentally during imaging or be symptomatic and present as a painful mass. Sometimes they cause diagnostic dilemmas as they mimic malignancies. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case reported in the literature about an abscess caused by a migrating retained temporary epicardial pacing wire. A 13-year-old girl of African ancestry was referred to our clinic with a left breast mass that had been gradually increasing in size for 2 years. The mass was tender but was not associated with skin changes, nipple discharge, or fever. She had a history of rheumatic heart disease and had undergone mitral and tricuspid valve repair more than 2 years ago. Blood work and biochemistry were within normal ranges. An ultrasound of her left breast showed a large, irregular, complex, heterogeneous mass measuring 4.3 × 2.7 × 3.5 cm at 6 o'clock position with central cystic changes but no significant intrinsic vascular flow. There was significant associated skin and subcutaneous edema. Given the echogenicity of the mass, an infectious cause was considered likely, and m...Continue Reading

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Oct 8, 2020·Surgical Case Reports·Michael J HerrDarryl S Weiman

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
biopsy

Software Mentioned

Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System ( BIRADS )

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