This study describes a rare case of a 19 year old girl who presented with features of subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum to the emergency department in whom further investigation revealed pulmonary and neurotuberculosis. Tuberculosis presenting as pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema is a rare, but an important entity and a better knowledge of this condition can help in the early diagnosis and adequate management of tuberculosis.
Cystic lesions of the breast are an everyday encounter in the symptomatic breast clinic. While the vast majority of cystic lesions are benign, it is important to be aware of the imaging manifestations that indicate a sinister pathology and the pitfalls of biopsy in a complex cystic lesion which make the diagnosis challenging. We present a case of cystic Grade three breast cancer and highlight the imaging characteristics and clinical-radiological concordance that achieved the correct diagnosis.
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