Mario Faenza1, Andrea Ronchi2, Antonio Santoriello3, Corrado Rubino4, Gorizio Pieretti3, Antonio Guastafierro3, Giuseppe Andrea Ferraro3, Giovanni Francesco Nicoletti3. 1. Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, Plastic Surgery Unit, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy; Ph.D. School in Traslational Medicine of Development and Active Aging, Università di Salerno, Salerno, Italy. 2. Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Pathology Unit, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy. 3. Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, Plastic Surgery Unit, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy. 4. Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Plastic Surgery Unit, Università di Salerno, Salerno, Italy. Electronic address: dottmariofaenza@gmail.com.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: According to literature, primary Hodgkin's lymphomas of the breast represent one of the rarer entity in the primary breast lymphoma (PBL) scenario. This is the reason why these tumors are insidious in mammary oncology. PRESENTATION OF THE CASE: We report a case of HL primitive breast in an elderly patient in whom radiology suspected an advanced breast cancer with ipsilateral axillary involvement and in which the fine-needle aspiration came back not significant. DISCUSSION: Eighteen cases of primary Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast has been described in Literature in a very large period of time: from 1928 to 2016. The nodular sclerosis type is the most frequent histological variant. CONCLUSION: Their rarity together with the fact that radiological investigations are not significant for the purpose of an exact diagnosis, make these lesions extremely difficult to identify.
INTRODUCTION: According to literature, primary Hodgkin's lymphomas of the breast represent one of the rarer entity in the primary breast lymphoma (PBL) scenario. This is the reason why these tumors are insidious in mammary oncology. PRESENTATION OF THE CASE: We report a case of HL primitive breast in an elderly patient in whom radiology suspected an advanced breast cancer with ipsilateral axillary involvement and in which the fine-needle aspiration came back not significant. DISCUSSION: Eighteen cases of primary Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast has been described in Literature in a very large period of time: from 1928 to 2016. The nodular sclerosis type is the most frequent histological variant. CONCLUSION: Their rarity together with the fact that radiological investigations are not significant for the purpose of an exact diagnosis, make these lesions extremely difficult to identify.
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