Introduction: Hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors rarely located in the breast (incidence of 0.4% to 0.8%). They mainly affect post-menopause women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT). These tumors are classified as capillary or cavernous according to the size of vessels involved and can show heterogeneity in imaging tests. Case report: The patient is a woman aged 56 years, G3P3, living in the city of Florianópolis. She has been on HRT, without a family history of gynecological cancer. She reported breast implant and bariatric surgery in 2007. The patient sought medical care due to a tumor in the left breast that she noticed six months before, with slight growth. Physical examination identified a superficial purplish nodule in the left axillary tail, measuring 1.5 cm. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intramammary lymph node (BI-RADS 2); mammography (MMG) indicated a 2.4 cm nodule in the left axillary tail (BI-RADS 4), suggesting biopsy; ultrasound (US) identified an irregular peripheral nodule at 2 h on the left, with the same classification. Core biopsy revealed cavernous hemangioma. Mammaplasty was performed with excision of the lesion. Commentaries: In hemangiomas, imaging findings can vary. MMG usually shows an oval or lobular mass, isodense or high-density, and circumscribed margins. The heterogeneity in the US may be related to vascular channels histologically seen in cavernous hemangiomas. MRI characteristics vary according to the possibility of internal thrombosis, but they often include an ovoid mass and circumscribed margins. The MRI report showed no hemangioma; however, MMG and US indicated similar characteristics. Although rare and with a heterogeneous presentation, hemangioma should be remembered as a differential diagnosis since, in addition to its similarities to benign lesions, such as bruises and sebaceous cysts, it can also be mistaken for inflammatory carcinoma and ductal carcinoma in situ, mimics that have been described in the literature.
Introduction: Plasmoblastic lymphoma (PBL) is a rare entity of non-Hodking lymphoma that usually occurs in the oral cavity in immunosuppressed patients. The involvement of other organs has rarely been reported. The breast can be the site of the initial manifestation of many diseases and in cases like this report, lymphomas should be considered as differential diagnoses. Case report: D.S., female, 28 years old, quality reviewer, married, two children. Carrier of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with recent treatment. Intern for investigation of liver, duodenal and breast abnormalities. She had nodules in both breasts, with progressive growth for about two months, in addition she presente nausea, vomiting, episodes of diarrhea and weight loss. On physical examination of the breasts, presence of apparent vascularization and asymmetric breast – right breast about two times the size of the contralateral. On palpation, the right breast presented with multiple hard and mobile nodules in a single left nodulation in an inferolateral quadrant measuring about 4 cm, with the same characteristics as the previous ones. No axillary lymph node enlargement, supraclavicular or infraclavicular fossae were noticed. Core biopsy was performed on both breasts with the result of undifferentiated malignancy, with a diffuse standard and numerous foci of apoptosis (compatible with high-grade non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma). In the immunohistochemical study, there was positivity for LCA, MUM 1, CD10, EMA, CMYC, CD30, CD3 and Ki-67 with a proliferative índex of 95% in neoplasia. Histopathological aspects and immunohistochemical profile were compatible with plasmoblastic lymphoma. During hospitalization, the patient underwent a myelogram that showed slightly hypercellular bone marrow, hematopoiesis was present and was megaloblastic. There was moderate diffuse and a focal irregular infiltration by pleomorphic and dysmorphic plasma cells, suggesting spinal cord involvement by plasmoblastic lymphoma. In addition, oncological PET/CT was performed which showed a metabolic increase in nodular formations in the right breast and thickening of gastroduodenal transition compatible with the clinical information of lymphoproliferative disease. The patient underwent six cycles of the EPOCH polychemotherapy scheme (etoposide, prednisone, oncovinm, cyclophosphamide and ydroxideunorubicin), associated with four cycles of methotrexate at high doses, with remission of breast lesions and is currently being followed up.
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