Bartonella and Breast Lumps

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Bartonella and Breast Lumps

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Cat-scratch disease (CSD) may appear as a solitary mass in the breast and

give the impression of a breast carcinoma. In this case, further clinical

and laboratory investigation is required to rule out malignancy. We present

three cases of CSD of the breast in women of 64, 31 and 61 years old. Each

presented with enlarged lymph-nodes in the breast, which were clinically

mistaken for solitary tumors. In the first two patients, the mammography was

negative. The third patient had a mammogram which indicated a well-defined

solid mass in the parenchyma without calcifications. We discuss the

clinical, histological and histochemical findings, analyze the differential

diagnosis and review the literature.Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003 Feb

10;106(2):175-8. Cat-scratch disease presenting as a solitary tumor in the

breast: report of three cases. Markaki S, Sotiropoulou M, Papaspirou P,

Lazaris D.

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