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  • Title: Subareolar breast abscess in male patients: a report of two patients with a literature review.
    Author: Kazama T, Tabei I, Sekine C, Funamizu N, Onda S, Okamoto T, Takeyama H, Morikawa T.
    Journal: Surg Case Rep; 2017 Dec 19; 3(1):128. PubMed ID: 29260424.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Subareolar breast abscess (SBA) is a rare infectious disease of the breast in male patients. CASE PRESENTATION: Herein, we report two male patients with SBA. Patient 1 was initially diagnosed with a malignant tumor based on imaging findings; ultrasonography revealed a hypoechoic mass with blood flow. Patient 2 was diagnosed with inflammatory changes to his nipple; ultrasonography findings supported the diagnosis with an irregular hypoechoic mass with blood flow. Both patients received a cytological or histological biopsy preoperatively, which showed an abscess without malignant cells. CONCLUSION: These cases serve as an important reminder to consider complete resection of the tumor including the responsible mammary duct (tumor and duct resection (TDR)) for curative therapy of SBA.
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