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Primary breast aspergillosis mimicking breast malignancy – a rare case report Cover

Primary breast aspergillosis mimicking breast malignancy – a rare case report

Open Access
|Dec 2020

Abstract

Aspergillus is a group of saprophytic fungi which is widely present in our environment. It can be a cause of opportunistic infections of different organs, especially the lungs. Fungal mastitis is a rare infection in healthy subjects. It is seen in breastfeeding females and immunodeficient patients. We herein report a rare presentation of aspergilloma in a 73-year-old female who presented with a palpable mass in the breast. She was under medical control due to plasmocytoma. In ultrasound examination the lesion was classified as BI-RADS 4b and subsequently biopsy (fine needle and core needle aspiration) was performed. Biopsy provided immediate results and excluded breast cancer. In this rare case report of breast aspergillosis, we emphasize the role of pathology in medical diagnosis.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2020.0056 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
Language: English
Page range: 322 - 324
Submitted on: Apr 23, 2020
Accepted on: Aug 23, 2020
Published on: Dec 18, 2020
Published by: MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 Jan Faryna, Izabela Łuczyszyn, Andrzej Kleszczewski, Jolanta Kleszczewska, published by MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
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