Glass shards masquerading as calcifications in the breast: A case report
Noniatrogenically acquired foreign bodies in the nipple-areola complex or breast skin are rare and can have variable imaging features, depending on the nature of the foreign material. We present the case of a 41-year-old female who had numerous apparent round and punctate calcifications in the right...
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| author | Akriti Khanna, MD Margot S. Peters, MD Katrina N. Glazebrook, MB, ChB Giang H. Nguyen, MD, DPhil Caleb M. Tsetse, MB, ChB, MD Tiffany M. Sae-Kho, MD |
| author_facet | Akriti Khanna, MD Margot S. Peters, MD Katrina N. Glazebrook, MB, ChB Giang H. Nguyen, MD, DPhil Caleb M. Tsetse, MB, ChB, MD Tiffany M. Sae-Kho, MD |
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| description | Noniatrogenically acquired foreign bodies in the nipple-areola complex or breast skin are rare and can have variable imaging features, depending on the nature of the foreign material. We present the case of a 41-year-old female who had numerous apparent round and punctate calcifications in the right periareolar breast, predominantly within the skin. The biopsy showed multiple glass shards on a background of scar tissue. Further discussion with the patient confirmed that the glass shards were acquired during a motor vehicle accident several years earlier. We also review the types of foreign body material observed in the breast, the imaging appearance of glass foreign bodies in soft tissue, and methods of removal. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5fe5ddd6d9543f6aa61dfb3cdebe2d42024-01-11T04:31:06ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332024-03-01193983987Glass shards masquerading as calcifications in the breast: A case reportAkriti Khanna, MD0Margot S. Peters, MD1Katrina N. Glazebrook, MB, ChB2Giang H. Nguyen, MD, DPhil3Caleb M. Tsetse, MB, ChB, MD4Tiffany M. Sae-Kho, MD5Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Corresponding author.Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Health System, Austin, MN 55912, USADepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USANoniatrogenically acquired foreign bodies in the nipple-areola complex or breast skin are rare and can have variable imaging features, depending on the nature of the foreign material. We present the case of a 41-year-old female who had numerous apparent round and punctate calcifications in the right periareolar breast, predominantly within the skin. The biopsy showed multiple glass shards on a background of scar tissue. Further discussion with the patient confirmed that the glass shards were acquired during a motor vehicle accident several years earlier. We also review the types of foreign body material observed in the breast, the imaging appearance of glass foreign bodies in soft tissue, and methods of removal.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323009202GlassForeign bodyBreast radiologyTraumaMammography |
| spellingShingle | Akriti Khanna, MD Margot S. Peters, MD Katrina N. Glazebrook, MB, ChB Giang H. Nguyen, MD, DPhil Caleb M. Tsetse, MB, ChB, MD Tiffany M. Sae-Kho, MD Glass shards masquerading as calcifications in the breast: A case report Radiology Case Reports Glass Foreign body Breast radiology Trauma Mammography |
| title | Glass shards masquerading as calcifications in the breast: A case report |
| title_full | Glass shards masquerading as calcifications in the breast: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Glass shards masquerading as calcifications in the breast: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Glass shards masquerading as calcifications in the breast: A case report |
| title_short | Glass shards masquerading as calcifications in the breast: A case report |
| title_sort | glass shards masquerading as calcifications in the breast a case report |
| topic | Glass Foreign body Breast radiology Trauma Mammography |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323009202 |
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