A rare case of anterior chest wall schwannoma masquerading as a breast tumor.
A schwannoma is a tumor that develops on peripheral nerves or spinal roots. Although any part of the body can be affected, the breast is a quite unusual site for schwannomas. We report herein a case of schwannoma presenting as a breast tumor. In the current case, the tumor showed both clinically and mammographically as a well-defined breast mass. Of interest, sonographically, the well-defined mass appeared to be located in subcutaneous tissue, not in breast parenchyma, and this finding was confirmed histopathologically. These findings indicate the possibility that a schwannoma arising from subcutaneous breast tissue can show exophytic growth to the breast and appear as a breast tumor. In other words, our case implies the possible presence of a "pseudo" breast schwannoma.
Department of General Surgical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan.
Takaaki
T
Fujii
Reina
R
Yajima
Hiroki
H
Morita
Soichi
S
Tsutsumi
Takayuki
T
Asao
Hiroyuki
H
Kuwano
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D035441:Thoracic Wall
Breast; Breast cancer; Schwannoma