Infected epidermal inclusion cyst in male breast

Case contributed by Mohammad walid Ahmad Amin
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Left breast retroarolar tender lump.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Male

There is a well-defined heterogeneous (mainly hypoechoic to the surrounding fat tissue, with internal concentric rings) lesion seen in the left retroareolar area with posterior acoustic enhancement and peripheral vascularity surrounded by echogenic fat and skin thickening.

Case Discussion

The diagnosis was confirmed by pathology to be an infected epidermal inclusion cyst, which is an uncommon benign lesion, It is commonly located in the skin layer of the breast, but may also occur deep in the breast parenchyma.

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