Subareolar breast abscess in male patients: a report of two patients with a literature review

Abstract Background Subareolar breast abscess (SBA) is a rare infectious disease of the breast in male patients. Case presentation Herein, we report two male patients with SBA. Patient 1 was initially diagnosed with a malignant tumor based on imaging findings; ultrasonography revealed a hypoechoic m...

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Main Authors: Takashi Kazama, Isao Tabei, Chikako Sekine, Naotake Funamizu, Shinji Onda, Tomoyoshi Okamoto, Hiroshi Takeyama, Toshiaki Morikawa
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Published: Japan Surgical Society 2017-12-01
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0402-3
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Isao Tabei
Chikako Sekine
Naotake Funamizu
Shinji Onda
Tomoyoshi Okamoto
Hiroshi Takeyama
Toshiaki Morikawa
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Isao Tabei
Chikako Sekine
Naotake Funamizu
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Tomoyoshi Okamoto
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Toshiaki Morikawa
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description Abstract Background Subareolar breast abscess (SBA) is a rare infectious disease of the breast in male patients. Case presentation Herein, we report two male patients with SBA. Patient 1 was initially diagnosed with a malignant tumor based on imaging findings; ultrasonography revealed a hypoechoic mass with blood flow. Patient 2 was diagnosed with inflammatory changes to his nipple; ultrasonography findings supported the diagnosis with an irregular hypoechoic mass with blood flow. Both patients received a cytological or histological biopsy preoperatively, which showed an abscess without malignant cells. Conclusion These cases serve as an important reminder to consider complete resection of the tumor including the responsible mammary duct (tumor and duct resection (TDR)) for curative therapy of SBA.
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spelling doaj-art-40f3d51fc2ca49bdae5bfee0e93b46d42025-08-20T02:54:58ZengJapan Surgical SocietySurgical Case Reports2198-77932017-12-01311510.1186/s40792-017-0402-3Subareolar breast abscess in male patients: a report of two patients with a literature reviewTakashi Kazama0Isao Tabei1Chikako Sekine2Naotake Funamizu3Shinji Onda4Tomoyoshi Okamoto5Hiroshi Takeyama6Toshiaki Morikawa7Department of Surgery, Jikei University Daisan HospitalDepartment of Surgery, Jikei University Daisan HospitalDepartment of Surgery, Kawaguchi Municipal Medical CenterDepartment of Surgery, Kawaguchi Municipal Medical CenterDepartment of Surgery, Jikei University Daisan HospitalDepartment of Surgery, Jikei University Daisan HospitalDepartment of Respiratory, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Jikei University School of MedicineDepartment of Respiratory, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Jikei University School of MedicineAbstract Background Subareolar breast abscess (SBA) is a rare infectious disease of the breast in male patients. Case presentation Herein, we report two male patients with SBA. Patient 1 was initially diagnosed with a malignant tumor based on imaging findings; ultrasonography revealed a hypoechoic mass with blood flow. Patient 2 was diagnosed with inflammatory changes to his nipple; ultrasonography findings supported the diagnosis with an irregular hypoechoic mass with blood flow. Both patients received a cytological or histological biopsy preoperatively, which showed an abscess without malignant cells. Conclusion These cases serve as an important reminder to consider complete resection of the tumor including the responsible mammary duct (tumor and duct resection (TDR)) for curative therapy of SBA.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0402-3Breast abscessBreast tumorDuct resectionSmokingRecurrenceFine needle aspiration
spellingShingle Takashi Kazama
Isao Tabei
Chikako Sekine
Naotake Funamizu
Shinji Onda
Tomoyoshi Okamoto
Hiroshi Takeyama
Toshiaki Morikawa
Subareolar breast abscess in male patients: a report of two patients with a literature review
Surgical Case Reports
Breast abscess
Breast tumor
Duct resection
Smoking
Recurrence
Fine needle aspiration
title Subareolar breast abscess in male patients: a report of two patients with a literature review
title_full Subareolar breast abscess in male patients: a report of two patients with a literature review
title_fullStr Subareolar breast abscess in male patients: a report of two patients with a literature review
title_full_unstemmed Subareolar breast abscess in male patients: a report of two patients with a literature review
title_short Subareolar breast abscess in male patients: a report of two patients with a literature review
title_sort subareolar breast abscess in male patients a report of two patients with a literature review
topic Breast abscess
Breast tumor
Duct resection
Smoking
Recurrence
Fine needle aspiration
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0402-3
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