Faryna Jan, Łuczyszyn Izabela, Kleszczewski Andrzej, Kleszczewska Jolanta
Department of Pathology, Bielanski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.
Centrum Medyczne Saska Kępa NZOZ, Warsaw, Poland.
J Ultrason. 2021;20(83):e322-e324. doi: 10.15557/JoU.2020.0056. Epub 2020 Dec 18.
Aspergillus is a group of saprophytic fungi which is widely present in our environment. It can be a cause of opportunistic infections of different organs, especially the lungs. Fungal mastitis is a rare infection in healthy subjects. It is seen in breastfeeding females and immunodeficient patients. We herein report a rare presentation of aspergilloma in a 73-year-old female who presented with a palpable mass in the breast. She was under medical control due to plasmocytoma. In ultrasound examination the lesion was classified as BI-RADS 4b and subsequently biopsy (fine needle and core needle aspiration) was performed. Biopsy provided immediate results and excluded breast cancer. In this rare case report of breast aspergillosis, we emphasize the role of pathology in medical diagnosis.
曲霉是一组腐生真菌,广泛存在于我们的环境中。它可导致不同器官的机会性感染,尤其是肺部。真菌性乳腺炎在健康人群中是一种罕见的感染。见于哺乳期女性和免疫功能低下的患者。我们在此报告一例罕见的曲霉球病例,患者为一名73岁女性,乳房出现可触及肿块。她因浆细胞瘤接受医学监测。超声检查将病变分类为BI-RADS 4b,随后进行了活检(细针和粗针穿刺)。活检立即得出结果并排除了乳腺癌。在这份罕见的乳腺曲霉病病例报告中,我们强调了病理学在医学诊断中的作用。