A mimic of breast carcinoma 1-year post vacuum-assisted excision of a benign breast lesion

Mark Conal Murphy; Cecily M Quinn; Ruth S Prichard; Susan Pender; Sorcha McNally

doi:10.1136/bcr-2019-230237

A mimic of breast carcinoma 1-year post vacuum-assisted excision of a benign breast lesion

BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Nov 28;12(11):e230237. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230237.

Authors

Mark Conal Murphy¹, Cecily M Quinn², Ruth S Prichard³, Susan Pender⁴, Sorcha McNally⁴

Affiliations

¹ Radiology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
² Pathology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
³ Breast Surgery, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
⁴ Radiology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

Abstract

A 64-year-old woman underwent vacuum-assisted excision (VAE) for a biopsy-proven radial scar in the right breast detected during screening mammography. A follow-up mammogram was performed at 1 year following multidisciplinary team discussion. This demonstrated a 1 cm mass adjacent to the biopsy clip at the site of the prior VAE. A repeat biopsy of the mass was performed which revealed benign scar tissue. This is the first reported case of post-VAE scar tissue mimicking breast carcinoma on mammography.

Keywords: breast cancer; radiology (diagnostics); screening (oncology).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Breast Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Breast Diseases / therapy*
Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Cicatrix / diagnostic imaging*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Time Factors
Vacuum