Away from the milky way: An extremely rare case of pulmonary ectopic breast
Ectopic breast is defined as the presence of breast tissue outside the pectoral region. In this article, we are reporting an extremely rare case of pulmonary aberrant breast tissue. A 79-years-old Caucasian woman with the history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease, present...
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| description | Ectopic breast is defined as the presence of breast tissue outside the pectoral region. In this article, we are reporting an extremely rare case of pulmonary aberrant breast tissue. A 79-years-old Caucasian woman with the history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease, presented to the emergency department for worsening dyspnea on exertion and pleuritic chest pain over the last few days. Both thoracic CT scan and the gross evaluation of tumor after its removal by thoracotomy were in favor of a soft tissue tumor such as pulmonary lipoma, whilst surprisingly the histological examinations revealed the mass to be ectopic breast tissue. Although it is extremely rare, this diagnosis should be considered in the evaluation of pulmonary masses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-344f317d1c304963a9636e202ec8d4022022-12-21T18:28:05ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2015-01-01321606310.4103/0970-2113.148454Away from the milky way: An extremely rare case of pulmonary ectopic breastRahim MahmodlouRajkumar K SugumaranNariman SepehrvandEctopic breast is defined as the presence of breast tissue outside the pectoral region. In this article, we are reporting an extremely rare case of pulmonary aberrant breast tissue. A 79-years-old Caucasian woman with the history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease, presented to the emergency department for worsening dyspnea on exertion and pleuritic chest pain over the last few days. Both thoracic CT scan and the gross evaluation of tumor after its removal by thoracotomy were in favor of a soft tissue tumor such as pulmonary lipoma, whilst surprisingly the histological examinations revealed the mass to be ectopic breast tissue. Although it is extremely rare, this diagnosis should be considered in the evaluation of pulmonary masses.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2015;volume=32;issue=1;spage=60;epage=63;aulast=MahmodlouEctopic breastintra-thoracicmasspulmonary |
| spellingShingle | Rahim Mahmodlou Rajkumar K Sugumaran Nariman Sepehrvand Away from the milky way: An extremely rare case of pulmonary ectopic breast Lung India Ectopic breast intra-thoracic mass pulmonary |
| title | Away from the milky way: An extremely rare case of pulmonary ectopic breast |
| title_full | Away from the milky way: An extremely rare case of pulmonary ectopic breast |
| title_fullStr | Away from the milky way: An extremely rare case of pulmonary ectopic breast |
| title_full_unstemmed | Away from the milky way: An extremely rare case of pulmonary ectopic breast |
| title_short | Away from the milky way: An extremely rare case of pulmonary ectopic breast |
| title_sort | away from the milky way an extremely rare case of pulmonary ectopic breast |
| topic | Ectopic breast intra-thoracic mass pulmonary |
| url | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2015;volume=32;issue=1;spage=60;epage=63;aulast=Mahmodlou |
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