J Korean Soc Radiol.  2015 Oct;73(4):264-268. 10.3348/jksr.2015.73.4.264.

Primary Breast Lymphoma in an Immunocompromised Male Patient: A Case Report

• Yim B
• Park JS
• Koo HR
• Kim SY
• Choi YY
• Kim JY
• Jang KS

• KMID: 2068718
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2015.73.4.264

Abstract

Primary breast lymphoma in a male patient is extremely rare. We report a case of primary breast lymphoma in an immunocompromised male patient, after renal transplantation. The sonographic and histological features are described in depth.

MeSH Terms

Breast*
Humans
Kidney Transplantation
Lymphoma*
Male*
Ultrasonography

Figure

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  Fig. 1 High frequency US images show left breast mass. A. Transverse US scan shows an oval, circumscribed mass with complex internal echo pattern and without posterior acoustic phenomena. B. Transverse Doppler US scan shows internal hypervascularity. C. H&E stained lymph node section demonstrates diffuse proliferation of large lymphoid cells with effaced architecture (H&E stain, × 400). D. CD20 stain demonstrates positivity in large lymphocytes (× 400). E. Transverse MDCT image after contrast administration shows homogeneously enhancing mass (arrow) in the left breast. F. Transverse PET/CT scans show hypermetabolic mass (arrow) in the left breast. Absence of uptake in abdominal, mediastinal, or cervical regions indicates the absence of systemic disease or distant metastases. CT = computed tomography, H&E = hematoxylin and eosin, MDCT = multi-detector computed tomography, PET = positron emission tomography, US = ultrasound

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