Unanticipated diagnosis- intraparenchymal leiomyoma of the breast: case report

Authors

  • Ines C. Goncalves Department of Surgery, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
  • Nuno Ventura Department of Surgery, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
  • Tania Valente Department of Surgery, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
  • Gonçalo Ferreira Department of Surgery, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
  • Margarida Torgal Department of Surgery, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
  • Cristina Amado Department of Anatomic Pathology, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
  • Miguel C. Santos Department of Surgery, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20203905

Keywords:

Breast neoplasm, Benign tumor, Leiomyoma

Abstract

Smooth muscle neoplasms are uncommon, particularly if we are talking about the mammary gland. We report a case a case of a 38-year-old female with an 11.6 mm right breast nodule. A wire-guided surgical excision was performed and the histopathologic and immunohistochemical studies revealed a leiomyoma. There are no radiological criteria to allow the diagnosis of smooth muscle neoplasm and histopathological evaluation is the definitive diagnostic method. Despite being a benign neoplasm, it may mimic malignancies and therefore present a diagnostic challenge. 

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2020-12-28

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