Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast presenting as breast abscess during pregnancy.
Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast is an uncommon disease. In all patients with breast lump, primary lymphoma of breast should be considered as it is one of the most easily missed pathology. We report a case of a 22 years old lactating mother who presented with the complaint of a painful swelling in the right breast, noticed during the last trimester of her pregnancy, mimicking breast abscess.
Department of Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. drnaheedsultan@yahoo.com
Naheed
N
Sultan
Mahvesh
M
Khalid
Sarah Rafi
SR
Khan
Fahadullah
F
Khan
D000038:Abscess; D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011247:Pregnancy
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents