A chest wall mass after breast carcinoma surgery: a simple diagnosis?. Issue 4 (2nd May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Minervini, Fabrizio; Greuter, Ladina; Kestenholz, Peter; Schneider, Tino; Gutmann, Christine; Dutly, André Emanuel
• Is Part Of: Respirology case reports. Volume 5:Issue 4(2017)
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• Publication Date: 2017-05-02
• Subjects: Chest wall mass -- metastasis -- Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.2005
• DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.240
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2051-3380

Abstract

Abstract : Tuberculosis affects pulmonary and extra‐pulmonary sites with a multitude of differing presentations. The involvement of thoracic wall is a rare entity. We report the case of a patient who had a tumefaction on the right chest wall 6 months after a right breast mastectomy. After an initial radiological suspicion of malignancy, we detected intraoperatively an abscess in which histologic examination revealed granulomas with multinucleated giant cells. Abstract : Chest wall tuberculosis is a very rare condition with few cases reported in the literature. The aim of this article is to report a patient operated for chest wall tumefaction and to review the literature.