title: Breast lump as an initial manifestation in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: an unusual presentation. A case report.
abstract: Breast lump as a presenting manifestation of acute lymphoblastic lymphoma (ALL) leukemia is extremely rare. We report a case of a young female who presented with a breast lump clinically suggestive of fibroadenoma. On fine needle aspiration cytology, it was diagnosed as lymphoid malignancy, later confirmed as ALL using hematological investigations.
authors: Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors: Shramana
authors: S
authors: Mandal
authors: Shyama
authors: S
authors: Jain
authors: Nita
authors: N
authors: Khurana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D001856:Bone Marrow Examination; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D018226:Fibroadenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D017254:Leukemic Infiltration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D015431:Weight Loss