A solitary presentation of panniculitis in a patient with a history of breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Panniculits presents as an inflammation of the subcutaneous adipose tissue of the skin. In breast, panniculitis is very rare and is usually a manifestation of underlying inflammatory conditions. The typical presentation is palpable tender nodules, which in cases of breast panniculitis, triggers an extensive work up to exclude a malignancy. Herein we present a case of septal and lobar panniculitis in a female with clinical history of invasive ductal carcinoma.

Presentation of the case

A 52-year old female with past medical history of invasive breast carcinoma 5 years prior to the presentation. The patient's chief complaint was a 1-year history of a subcutaneous nodular lesion on her left breast. A core biopsy of the firm nodule showed marked inflammation of the b

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Hernandez I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6206327 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature