title: [Suture foreign body reaction as a mammographic pitfall].
abstract: A mammographic pitfall is presented. After lumpectomy owing to cancer in the breast a woman developed an immediate allergic reaction presumably caused by the subcutaneous sutures (vicryl). After adjuvant irradiation the breast became swollen and mammography gave suspicion of a recurrent breast cancer. Surgical excision was performed and examination of the biopsy specimen showed a foreign body reaction to the suture material with fibrosis and eosinophilia.
authors.affiliation: Organkirurgisk afdeling, Fredericia Sygehus.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Plagborg
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects*