Duct Adenoma of the Breast as Background Process for Cholesterol Granuloma: Case Report and Literature Review

CASE REPORT
Nina A. Oleynikova, Olga A. Kharlova, Pavel G. Malkov, Natalia V. Danilova, Nikita S. Kharlov, Sara Y. Davydova

 
International Journal of Biomedicine. 2018;8(1):69-74.
DOI: 10.21103/Article8(1)_CR2
Originally published March 15, 2018

Abstract: 

Cholesterol granuloma (CG) is an extremely rare benign condition that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of breast lesions suspected of being malignant. We present a case of a 55-year-old woman who presented with a nodule mass in the upper external quadrant of the right breast on a routine mammography examination. The described case is noticeable by the combination of multiple CGs in the lungs (with arterial hypertension and thrombocytopenia as a background) with breast presentation, which was associated ductal adenoma.

Keywords: 
cholesterol granuloma ● breast ● lung ● duct adenoma of the breast
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Received February 6, 2018.
Accepted February 27, 2018.
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