HomeArchiveVolume 6Volume 6, issue 1A case of primary bilateral breast lymphoma presenting with a painless mass in the left breast
Tekcan DE. Sanli1,2, Duzgun Yildirim3
1DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF HEALTH SERVICES, ISTANBUL RUMELI UNIVERSITY, ISTANBUL, TURKEY
2DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY, ACIBADEM KOZYATAGI HOSPITAL, ISTANBUL, TURKEY
3VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF HEALTH, ACIBADEM UNIVERSITY, ISTANBUL, TURKEY
Abstract
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Patients usually present with a rapidly progressed painless mass in the breast. The first pathological entity to be considered is breast cancer in case of newly developed painless mass, so that radiological and pathological evaluations must be performed. However, some systemic disorders; benign conditions like rheumatological diseases, and also systemic malignancies such as lymphoma, can mimic breast cancer by involving the breast. It is necessary to distinguish between such diseases through a correct diagnosis, because they have very different treatments and prognoses. We present a case diagnosed as bilateral primary breast lymphoma with a palpable mass in a single breast, its clinical and radiological characteristics. This case report suggests that systemic diseases should be considered in the differential diagnosis of breast diseases and breast masses, especially when there is bilaterally involvement, as discussed in this article.
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Sanli TDE, Yildirim D. A case of primary bilateral breast lymphoma presenting with a painless mass in the left breast. J Clin Investig Surg. 2021 May 25;6(1):64-67. Available from: https://www.proscholar.org/jcis/archive/vol.6/iss.1/12/ doi: 10.25083/2559.5555/6.1.12
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Sanli TDE, Yildirim D. A case of primary bilateral breast lymphoma presenting with a painless mass in the left breast. J Clin Investig Surg. 2021 May;6(1):64-67. doi: 10.25083/2559.5555/6.1.12.
AMA
Sanli TDE, Yildirim D. A case of primary bilateral breast lymphoma presenting with a painless mass in the left breast. J Clin Investig Surg. 2021;6(1):64-67.
MLA
Sanli, Tekcan DE and Yildirim, Duzgun. “A case of primary bilateral breast lymphoma presenting with a painless mass in the left breast.” Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery 6.1 (2021): 64-67. doi:10.25083/2559.5555/6.1.12.
APA
Sanli, T. DE., & Yildirim, D. (2021). A case of primary bilateral breast lymphoma presenting with a painless mass in the left breast. Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery, 6(1), 64-67.
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Sanli
, Tekcan DE and
Yildirim
, Duzgun. A case of primary bilateral breast lymphoma presenting with a painless mass in the left breast. Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery, 2021, 6.1: 64-67.