An uncommon breast lump with the diagnosis of schwannoma

• Authors: Seyed Mostafa Shiryazdi , Farzan Safi Dahaj , Arezoo Alamdar Yazdi , Fatemeh Shishehbor

Abstracts

EN

Introduction: Schwannoma (neurilemmoma) is a kind of a slow-growing, benign, and heterogeneous neoplasm originating from Schwann cells. Schwannoma has a predilection for the head, neck, and extremities. However, it can occur in the breast dermis, deep breast parenchyma, and axillary soft tissue. Case report: In this study, a 51-year-old woman is reported with a breast mass suspected of malignancy, who was diagnosed with schwannoma by a pathologist after surgery. In cases with palpable breast masses, Schwannoma should be considered as a part of differential diagnosis. In spite of various imaging modalities used in the diagnostics of breast lesions, excisional or core needle biopsy is suggested for the definitive diagnosis of schwannoma.

Keywords

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breast; neoplasm; palpable breast mass; schwannoma

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 92(5)
• Pages: 60-62

Dates

published

2019-11-05

Contributors

author

Seyed Mostafa Shiryazdi

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Farzan Safi Dahaj

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Arezoo Alamdar Yazdi

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Fatemeh Shishehbor

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.5551