Venous congestion of the breast mimicking inflammatory breast cancer: case report and review of literature.
Unilateral breast edema can be worrisome for inflammatory breast cancer. We review the literature and present a clinical case of a patient presenting with features concerning for inflammatory breast cancer, but in fact were the result of dialysis access related venous congestion of the breast.
Blum
Craig
C
Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA. Blum@musc.edu
Baker
Megan
M
D000328:Adult; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006940:Hyperemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010690:Phlebography; D006435:Renal Dialysis