2017
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.27.97.12484
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Un cas rare de galactocèle géant associé à un prolactinome

Abstract: Le galactocèle est une forme kystique rare, c'est une lésion bénigne du sein, apparaissant quand un canal mammaire est obstrué et très rempli de lait. On le rencontre généralement chez les femmes en post-partum, soit allaitant ou non. Il n'y a que quelques cas signalés qui ne sont pas liées à la lactation, comme on le voit chez les femmes ménopausées ou chez les hommes; tant plus, que la relation à la surproduction de prolactine, un facteur de croissance de l'épithélium mammaire n'est pas très bien défini à ce… Show more

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“…Nipple eczema is a problem well known to patients with atopy: it can greatly affect the quality of life and may be difficult to treat. Out of breastfeeding context, several cases of galactocele in a context of galactorrhea and hyperprolactinemia secondary to prolactinoma have been described (7,8): our case is original by the absence of pituitary macroadenoma. Some cases have been reported after breast enlargement surgery (9,10,11,12), or following vacuum-assisted core biopsy of the breast ( 13) : the etiology remains unclear, but this probably occurs in particular by post-surgical obstruction of the milk ducts.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 71%
“…Nipple eczema is a problem well known to patients with atopy: it can greatly affect the quality of life and may be difficult to treat. Out of breastfeeding context, several cases of galactocele in a context of galactorrhea and hyperprolactinemia secondary to prolactinoma have been described (7,8): our case is original by the absence of pituitary macroadenoma. Some cases have been reported after breast enlargement surgery (9,10,11,12), or following vacuum-assisted core biopsy of the breast ( 13) : the etiology remains unclear, but this probably occurs in particular by post-surgical obstruction of the milk ducts.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 71%