Breast haematomas: same appearance, different diagnosis.
We report two cases of patients presenting as breast haematomas but with uncommon underlying pathology. One patient had a bilateral breast augmentation by a peculiar method of inserting shredded cellophane packing. A haematoma developed after a fall and subsequently became infected. The second patient was on long-term anticoagulant therapy and developed a haematoma through bleeding from an occult malignant lesion. Both cases demonstrate the need to obtain histology--especially in the elderly, where history and clinical examination may confound diagnosis.
Shrotria
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Breast Clinic, St Mary's Hospital, London.
Ghilchik
M W
MW
D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged