Mahmodlou Rahim, Sugumaran Rajkumar K, Sepehrvand Nariman
Department of Surgery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Department of Interventional Cardiology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona, United States.
Lung India. 2015 Jan-Feb;32(1):60-3. doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.148454.
Ectopic breast is defined as the presence of breast tissue outside the pectoral region. In this article, we are reporting an extremely rare case of pulmonary aberrant breast tissue. A 79-years-old Caucasian woman with the history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease, presented to the emergency department for worsening dyspnea on exertion and pleuritic chest pain over the last few days. Both thoracic CT scan and the gross evaluation of tumor after its removal by thoracotomy were in favor of a soft tissue tumor such as pulmonary lipoma, whilst surprisingly the histological examinations revealed the mass to be ectopic breast tissue. Although it is extremely rare, this diagnosis should be considered in the evaluation of pulmonary masses.
异位乳腺被定义为胸肌区域以外存在乳腺组织。在本文中，我们报告了一例极其罕见的肺部异位乳腺组织病例。一名79岁的白种女性，有高血压、糖尿病和缺血性心脏病史，因近几天活动时呼吸困难加重和胸膜炎性胸痛就诊于急诊科。胸部CT扫描以及开胸切除肿瘤后的大体评估均提示为软组织肿瘤，如肺脂肪瘤，而令人惊讶的是，组织学检查显示该肿块为异位乳腺组织。尽管极为罕见，但在评估肺部肿块时应考虑这一诊断。
