Self inflicted, bilateral oleogranuloma of the breast: report of a bizarre case.
A 30-year-old male was admitted with bilateral painful breast enlargement of 6 months duration. There was a past history of surgery for similar bilateral swellings, which was then diagnosed as fibrocystic disease. On examination both breasts were firm to hard, tender & adherent to deeper structures. A single axillary lymph node was palpable on each side. The clinical diagnosis was sarcoma of the breast. After initial denial, the patient confessed to having injected gear oil into both the breasts,for the purpose of augmentation. He was a homosexual.
D'costa
Grace Francis
GF
Department of Pathology, Grant Medical College, Byculla, Mumbai. dr_grace@vsnl.com
Hastak
Meenal Shirish
MS
Agale
Shubhangi Vinayak
SV
Ghorpade
Kanchanmala G
KG
Patil
Yoganand Vishwasrao
YV
D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D007219:Industrial Oils / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology