Ectopic endometriosis presenting as a breast abscess in a teenager

Ectopic endometriosis is a gynecologic disorder which is defined by the presence of endometrium tissue outside the uterus. Isolated breast involvement is a very uncommon manifestation of ectopic endometriosis. We present a 16-year-old girl with compliant of left breast pain, fever, and breast enlarg...

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Autores principales:	Saleh Al-wageeh, Faisal Ahmed, Saif Ghabisha, Fayed Al-yousofy, Ebrahim Al-shami
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Breast abscess Endometriosis Histopathology Pediatrics RJ1-570 Surgery RD1-811
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7fa71d2d58054ad08be1ebce58f6573c2021-11-24T04:29:42ZEctopic endometriosis presenting as a breast abscess in a teenager2213-576610.1016/j.epsc.2021.102073https://doaj.org/article/7fa71d2d58054ad08be1ebce58f6573c2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576621002943https://doaj.org/toc/2213-5766Ectopic endometriosis is a gynecologic disorder which is defined by the presence of endometrium tissue outside the uterus. Isolated breast involvement is a very uncommon manifestation of ectopic endometriosis. We present a 16-year-old girl with compliant of left breast pain, fever, and breast enlargement from 3 days ago. The ultrasound of left breast showed a well-defined heterogeneous mass lesion with thick turbid fluid components measuring 6 × 3.5 cm, consistent with abscess formation. The mass was surgically excised without complication. The histopathology reports confirmed the left breast endometriosis. The main purpose of this report is for physicians to consider this diagnosis when facing an unusual manifestation of endometriosis, especially in areas where the prevalence of this disease is rare.Saleh Al-wageehFaisal AhmedSaif GhabishaFayed Al-yousofyEbrahim Al-shamiElsevierarticleBreast abscessEndometriosisHistopathologyPediatricsRJ1-570SurgeryRD1-811ENJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, Vol 75, Iss , Pp 102073- (2021)
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topic	Breast abscess Endometriosis Histopathology Pediatrics RJ1-570 Surgery RD1-811
spellingShingle	Breast abscess Endometriosis Histopathology Pediatrics RJ1-570 Surgery RD1-811 Saleh Al-wageeh Faisal Ahmed Saif Ghabisha Fayed Al-yousofy Ebrahim Al-shami Ectopic endometriosis presenting as a breast abscess in a teenager
description	Ectopic endometriosis is a gynecologic disorder which is defined by the presence of endometrium tissue outside the uterus. Isolated breast involvement is a very uncommon manifestation of ectopic endometriosis. We present a 16-year-old girl with compliant of left breast pain, fever, and breast enlargement from 3 days ago. The ultrasound of left breast showed a well-defined heterogeneous mass lesion with thick turbid fluid components measuring 6 × 3.5 cm, consistent with abscess formation. The mass was surgically excised without complication. The histopathology reports confirmed the left breast endometriosis. The main purpose of this report is for physicians to consider this diagnosis when facing an unusual manifestation of endometriosis, especially in areas where the prevalence of this disease is rare.
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author	Saleh Al-wageeh Faisal Ahmed Saif Ghabisha Fayed Al-yousofy Ebrahim Al-shami
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title	Ectopic endometriosis presenting as a breast abscess in a teenager
title_short	Ectopic endometriosis presenting as a breast abscess in a teenager
title_full	Ectopic endometriosis presenting as a breast abscess in a teenager
title_fullStr	Ectopic endometriosis presenting as a breast abscess in a teenager
title_full_unstemmed	Ectopic endometriosis presenting as a breast abscess in a teenager
title_sort	ectopic endometriosis presenting as a breast abscess in a teenager
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
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Ectopic endometriosis presenting as a breast abscess in a teenager

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