title: Breast hematoma complicating anticoagulant therapy: management and literature review.
abstract: Anticoagulant-induced spontaneous breast hematoma is a very rare clinical entity with only a few cases reported in the literature so far. We describe a case of a spontaneous breast hematoma in a female patient under combined oral anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy. Physicians should be aware of this possibility in patients under anticoagulant treatment presenting with sudden onset of breast pain and a palpable mass. Repeat imaging is mandatory until complete clinical and imaging resolution of the hematoma. If an abnormality persists, further investigation is needed to exclude an underlying malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Breast Cancer Surgery Unit, Army General Hospital, 19 Taxiarhon Street, 19014 Kapandriti, Athens, Greece. nikos_salemis@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nikolaos S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Salemis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants