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Cat Scratch Disease Presenting as Breast Cancer : A Report of an Unusual Case
Joint Authors
Di Libero, Lorenzo
Vigorito, Raffaella
Caracciolo, Francesco
Lo Conte, Domenico
Varricchio, Antonio
Gagliardi, Giuliano
Testa, Antonio
Lepore, Maria
Iannace, Carlo
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Benign lymphoreticulosis (cat scratch disease, CSD) may have a clinical course that varies from the most common lymphadenitis localized in the site of inoculation, preceded by the typical “primary lesion,” to a context of severe systemic involvement.
Among these uncommon clinical aspects, there is mammarian granulomatous lymphadenitis which may appear as a mastitis or a solitary intraparenchymal mass, giving the impression of a breast tumor.
In these cases, intensive clinical, instrumental, and laboratory investigations are necessary to exclude malignancy.
Because of its rarity, in equivocal cases, it is reasonable to use surgical excision for accurate histological examination.
We report a case of CSD of the breast in a 59-year-old woman, analyzing the clinical, histopathological, and instrumental appearance and also performing a literature review.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Iannace, Carlo& Lo Conte, Domenico& Di Libero, Lorenzo& Varricchio, Antonio& Testa, Antonio& Vigorito, Raffaella…[et al.]. 2013. Cat Scratch Disease Presenting as Breast Cancer : A Report of an Unusual Case. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Iannace, Carlo…[et al.]. Cat Scratch Disease Presenting as Breast Cancer : A Report of an Unusual Case. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477156
American Medical Association (AMA)
Iannace, Carlo& Lo Conte, Domenico& Di Libero, Lorenzo& Varricchio, Antonio& Testa, Antonio& Vigorito, Raffaella…[et al.]. Cat Scratch Disease Presenting as Breast Cancer : A Report of an Unusual Case. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477156
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477156