scholarly journals Actinomycosis of male breast: a rare case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 922
Author(s):  
Abhishek Mahadik ◽  
Rontgen Rajakumar ◽  
Nida Khan ◽  
Pragati Singhal

Actinomyces is a commensal of gastrointestinal and genital tract that may cause subacute or chronic granulomatous inflammation. Primary actinomycosis of breast is an extremely rare disease. It may present as a mass or as discharging fistulae. It is often diagnosed after biopsy. It may mimic inflammatory carcinoma or mastitis. Treatment is with a prolonged course of antibiotic. Authors present a case of a 70-year-old male with a palpable breast lump, that was suspected to be malignant. Wide local excision was performed, histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of actinomycoses breast. Patient was given antibiotics post operatively.

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-172
Author(s):  
Mohammad Nadeem ◽  
Arshad H. Malik ◽  
Amit Goyal ◽  
Muhammad H. Niayesh

Author(s):  
Mukta Agarwal ◽  
Hemali H. Sinha ◽  
. Anamika

Congenital malformations of female genital tract are frequently seen in Gynaecological clinics, incidence being upto 5-6% in cases of infertility. Most of these anomalies are related to uterus and vagina, abnormalities related to ovaries and fallopian tubes are of rare occurrence and the exact incidence of these anomalies are not known, only a few incidental case reports are available in literature. Here, we present a rare case report of absent mid- tubal segment of fallopian tube in a patient of infertility.


2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-156
Author(s):  
Rekha Choudhary ◽  
Suniti Verma ◽  
Gautam Ram Choudhary

ABSTRACT Congenital anomalies of the female genital tract result from müllerian duct anomalies and/or abnormalities of the urogenital sinus or cloaca. Due to the close developmental relationship between the genital and the urinary tracts, association of anomalies in both systems are common. This article reviews the appearance of developmental anomalies of the female urinary (hypospadias) and genital tracts and points out complication associated with bicornuate uterus. A 40-year-old primigravid woman conceived a pregnancy after 10 years of primary infertility. The prenatal course was uncomplicated. At 38 weeks’ gestation, she was successfully delivered by elective low transverse cesarean section.


2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jignasa N. Bhalodia ◽  
Dhiren V. Kapapura ◽  
Malay N. Parekh

Primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of vagina is an extremely rare disease. There have been only 26 previously reported cases in literature. Here, we report a case of primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of vagina. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) showed tumor cells positive for synaptophysin, chromogranin, and neuron-specific enolase (NSE).


2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-16
Author(s):  
R. Liubota ◽  
M. Anikusko ◽  
O. Zotov ◽  
R. Vereshchako ◽  
I. Liubota

Isolated echinococcosis or hydatid cyst of breast is very rare disease especially in non-endemic areas. Even in endemic areas, hydatid cysts detects only for 0.27% of all cases of hydatidosis. Diagnosis of hydatid disease is difficult and it is diagnosed after surgical excision in majority cases. We report a case of 39 year old female with isolated hydatid cyst of the left breast that appeared as a painless breast lump without any specific symptoms.


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