
Bilateral Spontaneously Resolving Galactocele in an 18 Month Old Boy: A Case Report
Author(s) -
S. Aminou,
Zhim Imane
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of medical and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2593-8339
DOI - 10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.4.964
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , surgery , left breast , radiology , pediatrics , pathology , breast cancer , cancer
Galactoceles in children, either cystic or pseudotumors, are described in the literature as a rare cause of increasing breast size and can appear in males. We report a case of galactocele in a 18-month-old male, treated at our institution. The patient presented with bilateral tumor breast that had appeared 6 months earlier with no pain, signs of inflammation, or nipple secretion. Twenty-nine cases found in the literature emphasize the importance of including galactocele in the differential diagnosis of benign breast masses in infancy.