title: Breast abscess mimicking malignant mass due to retained penrose drain: diagnosis by mammography and MRI.
abstract: We report a breast mass associated with a foreign body mimicking malignancy on mammography. Although retained penrose drains have been reported in other parts of the body, our case is the first report of a retained penrose drain in breast diagnosed by mammography. Mammography can be used if there is suspicion of a retained penrose drain during the course of breast abscess treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sihhiye, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Muşturay
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karçaaltincaba
authors.forename: Figen B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Demirkazik
authors.forename: Tuna
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imamoğlu
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Firat
authors.forename: Macit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ariyürek
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008327:Mammography