Subareolar abscess in a male breast: cytological characterisation and distinction from other benign and malignant squamous cell aspirate

Subramaniam, Manish Mani; En, Nga Min

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“… 2 , 8 , 9 In our patient, the diagnosis was confirmed based on clinical features, US findings, and FNAC results. Apart from diagnostic purposes, FNA combined with antibiotics can be useful in relieving the acute symptoms of SBA 2 , 7 , 9 , 10 as initially performed for our patient. Making the pathological diagnosis of SBA is important for its optimal management 9 , 10 and for preventing abscess recurrence and fistula formation.…”

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“…To the best of our knowledge, only 15 men with SBA have been reported in the English-language PubMed-indexed literature ( Table 1 ). 2 , 3 , 4 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 Out of 15 patients, 13 were aged between 37 and 65 years, and the duration of their presentations ranged from 1 month to 2 years. The remaining two patients were younger, aged 17 and 27 years, and had 2 and 7 days of presentation, respectively.…”

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“…SBA is usually diagnosed clinically and confirmed using fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). 7 Diagnostic confirmation is essential for proper management to avoid complications, such as abscess recurrence and fistula formation. 2 Acute mastitis, fat necrosis, epidermoid cyst, and malignancy are included in the differential diagnosis of SBA.…”

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“…However, various management approaches, including aspiration with antibiotics, incision and drainage, tumour and duct resections, and simple tumourectomy, have been performed. 3 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 …”

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A subareolar breast abscess in a man: A case report and literature review

Alqahtani

2020

Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences

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Subareolar breast abscesses (SBAs) in men are extremely rare. To date, only 15 men with SBA have been reported in the English literature. We present a case of SBA in a 28-year-old man who visited our surgical clinic with a painful swelling in his right breast for 10 days. Physical examination showed a tender, hot mass in the right subareolar area with erythema. Ultrasound of the right breast showed radiological features of a breast abscess. Fine-needle aspiration yielded brownish yellow pus. Based on these findings, a diagnosis of right SBA was established. This is the first documented case of SBA in men from the KSA. Additionally, this case report sheds light on the current clinical and therapeutic approaches to managing cases of SBA in men.

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A subareolar breast abscess in a man: A case report and literature review

Alqahtani

2020

Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences

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“…However, subareolar abscess in known to occur more often in women than men [3], and in males it is extremely rare [1][2][3][4][5]. We herein report a rare case of subareolar abscess in male breast.…”

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A case of subareolar abscess in the male breast: Usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging scan for diagnosis

Fujii¹,

Yanai²,

Tokuda³

et al. 2017

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International Journal of Case Reports and Images (IJCRI) is an international, peer reviewed, monthly, open access, online journal, publishing high-quality, articles in all areas of basic medical sciences and clinical specialties.Aim of IJCRI is to encourage the publication of new information by providing a platform for reporting of unique, unusual and rare cases which enhance understanding of disease process, its diagnosis, management and clinico-pathologic correlations. IJCRI publishes Review ABSTRACTIntroduction: Subareolar abscess in the male breast is extremely rare. The main concern with this condition is performing the differential diagnosis, since clinically it often resembles breast cancer. Case Report: A 30-year-old Japanese male presented with pain and swelling of the left breast. Physical examination revealed a 3.0x3.0 cm palpable lump with redness of the skin in the left subareolar region. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan showed a ring-enhancing mass without wash out with central necrosis below the left nipple, suggesting subareolar abscess. A core needle biopsy was performed, and histological findings revealed granulation tissue with the infiltration of numerous neutrophils, a finding that was compatible with subareolar abscess. Conclusion: Male subareolar abscess is quite a rare disease, however, awareness of how to perform differential diagnosis of subareolar abscess and the use of MRI scan may help in making a definitive diagnosis of subareolar abscess in the male breast and might aid in the proper management of the condition.

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Hernandez,

Simsir

2023

Non-Neoplastic Cytology

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Subareolar abscess in a male breast: cytological characterisation and distinction from other benign and malignant squamous cell aspirate

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A subareolar breast abscess in a man: A case report and literature review

A subareolar breast abscess in a man: A case report and literature review

A case of subareolar abscess in the male breast: Usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging scan for diagnosis

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