1/22. Low-intensity laser therapy for benign fibrotic lumps in the breast following reduction mammaplasty.BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Fibrotic masses in the breast secondary to fat necrosis or hematoma are a complication of breast reduction mammaplasty. The treatment commonly recommended for this condition is early surgical debridement of necrotic tissue from the entire area, which causes scarring. This case report describes the use of low-intensity laser therapy for fibrotic lumps following reduction mammaplasty. CASE DESCRIPTION: The patient was a 46-year-old woman who had breast reduction surgery 80 days prior to referral for physical therapy. At the time of referral, the largest mass was 8.0 cm in diameter. The patient reported pain and said she was distressed about the breast disfigurement. Laser irradiation was initiated at an energy density (ED) of 20 J/cm2 and a pulse repetition rate of 5,000 pulses per second. The laser settings were adjusted during the 8-month treatment period. The final ED was 50 J/cm2. OUTCOMES: The mass was 33% of its original size after 3 treatments over the initial 11-day period. pain relief was immediate. The rate of resolution decreased after the initial period. The patient had some tissue thickening at the time of discharge after 6 months of treatment. DISCUSSION: This case demonstrates the potential use of laser therapy as a treatment for benign breast lumps following mammaplasty.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = breast (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/22. heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and fat necrosis of the breast.fat necrosis of the breast is a well-known complication following trauma, surgery, or radiotherapy. The present paper describes a rare case of fat necrosis after heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. The mammographic, sonographic, and MR evaluation and pathologic correlation after a 1-year follow-up period are reported.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.55555555555556keywords = breast (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/22. Simultaneous occurrence of fat necrosis and carcinoma after breast injury in a traffic accident.An old female patient presented after a car accident with clinical and sonographic evidence of two lesions, located along the seat-belt line. Despite the recent history of trauma and the localization in the traumatized area, the discrepancy between the sonographic size of the smaller lesion and the findings on palpation, together with the lack of typical mammographic findings for fat necrosis rose the suspicion of malignancy. A fine needle aspiration biopsy was performed to confirm the nature of the smaller lesion.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.44444444444444keywords = breast (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/22. fat necrosis of breast: a potential pitfall in breast MRI.fat necrosis is a benign nonsuppurative inflammatory process of adipose tissue. Occasionally fat necrosis may mimic a breast cancer clinically, mammographically, and sonographically. There have been some previous reports on the MR imaging of the fat necrosis. In some MR findings of fat necrosis, it was difficult to distinguish it from malignant lesions. We report a case of fat necrosis presenting the irregular enhancement with the non-enhancing area of central areas on MRI.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = breast (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/22. A case of fat necrosis after breast quadrantectomy in which preoperative diagnosis was enabled by MRI with fat suppression technique.A 63-year-old woman was found to have a left breast mass after quadrantectomy and radiation for bilateral breast cancer on postoperative cyclic examination. Intramammary recurrence could not be excluded by physical examination, mammography, or ultrasound examination. MR imaging with fat suppression technique revealed an oil-containing lesion, indicating fat necrosis. It was confirmed histologically that the mass-forming lesion included no cancer tissue. MR imaging with fat suppression technique appears to be a promising method for identification of postoperative mass lesions of the breast.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.77777777777778keywords = breast (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/22. Sonographic findings in complications of cosmetic breast augmentation with autologous fat obtained by liposuction.A 37-year-old woman presented with breast pain after breast augmentation utilizing autologous fat obtained by liposuction. mammography and sonography demonstrated fat necrosis in the right breast and a solid inflammatory mass in the left breast. The diagnoses were confirmed by biopsy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.88888888888889keywords = breast (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/22. False-positive breast screening due to fat necrosis following mammography.Traumatic fat necrosis can result in a spectrum of imaging appearances that range from characteristically benign to those indistinguishable from malignancy. In such cases, biopsy might be required for diagnosis. The present case demonstrates a suspicious mammographic mass lesion appearing following a haematoma caused by a previous screening mammogram.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.44444444444444keywords = breast (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/22. Low-molecular-weight heparin-associated fat necrosis of the breast.fat necrosis of the breast is a well-recognised complication of unfractionated heparin. The following is a case of fat necrosis due to low-molecular-weight heparin in a 91-year-old woman admitted to hospital with unstable angina.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.55555555555556keywords = breast (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/22. subcutaneous fat necrosis presenting as a large mass.subcutaneous fat necrosis, though a rare phenomenon, can occur in patients of all ages. In newborns, it is an uncommon, self-limited panniculitis of traumatic origin, while in adults it is most commonly encountered among women presenting to breast clinics following a trivial or unnoticed injury sustained long ago. An acute presentation of fat necrosis as a large mass, however, is quite unusual and that may confuse the observer. history of trauma gives a clue to the diagnosis. We report an interesting case of traumatic subcutaneous fat necrosis because of massage therapy in a 66-year-old lady.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.11111111111111keywords = breast (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/22. fat necrosis below musculocutaneous flap mimicking carcinoma of breast.The increasing rate of breast reconstruction after modified radical mastectomy has led to the adoption of several techniques including transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap. Although the method creates a life-like breast both in texture and appearance, among other complications resulting from this operation, fat necrosis mimicking carcinoma on mammography clearly is common. We focus on the case history of 1 patient and detail our findings.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.66666666666667keywords = breast (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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