Varicosity of a single breast: a rare entity.

Abstract

Varicosity of the breasts is a rare clinical entity that may lead to symptoms such as prominent vascular markings over the breasts and may be painless; in long-standing cases it can lead to recurrent bleeding episodes. Bilateral venous affection in the breasts has been described in the literature; however, unilateral affection is a rarely documented phenomenon. Since vascular affliction of a single breast is rare and there is inherent difficulty in obtaining a histopathological diagnosis against a background of suspicion of malignancy, it is always challenging to provide optimal management to the patient. We are reporting a rare case of a 42-year-old, postmenopausal Indian woman with a long-standing history of unilateral varicosity of the left breast, who was treated successfully with a simple mastectomy; postoperative histopathology was consistent with benign vascular lesion, that is, angiomatosis.

• Authors: Vinod Jain, Samir Misra, Vaibhav Jaiswal, Saumya Singh
• Journal: BMJ case reports (BMJ Case Rep) Vol. 2014 (Sep 19 2014) ISSN: 1757-790X [Electronic] England
• PMID: 25240001 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: 2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

Topics

• Adult
• Angiomatosis (complications, diagnosis, pathology)
• Breast (pathology, surgery)
• Breast Diseases (diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
• Breast Neoplasms (diagnosis)
• Female
• Humans
• Mastectomy
• Varicose Veins (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)