Open AccessA mimic of breast carcinoma 1-year post vacuum-assisted excision of a benign breast lesion
Author(s) -
Mark C. Murphy,
Cecily Quinn,
Ruth Prichard,
Susan Pender,
Sorcha McNally
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-230237
Subject(s) - medicine , mammography , biopsy , radiology , lesion , breast carcinoma , carcinoma , wide local excision , breast biopsy , breast tissue , breast cancer , surgery , pathology , cancer
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.