Unilateral axillary adenopathy with unremarkable breast imaging – differential diagnoses

Adolescent right axillary accessory breast with galactorrhoea.

To cite: Patel RV, Govani D, Patel R, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014204215 DESCRIPTION A 16-year-old girl presented with a history of tender, subcutaneous mass lesion in the right axilla with a nipple-like projection in the centre of it since birth. She had menarche at the age of 13 years and since then has this axillary mass lesion wh...

Comparative study of robotic versus endoscopic thyroidectomy by a gasless unilateral axillo-breast or axillary approach.

BACKGROUND Robotic thyroidectomy and conventional endoscopic thyroidectomy have not been thoroughly compared. In this study, we compared the potential advantages of robotic versus endoscopic thyroidectomy. METHODS We analyzed 218 consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic (105 cases) or robotic (113 cases) thyroidectomy using a gasless unilateral axillo-breast or gasless unilateral axillar...

Unilateral Breast Edema: Spectrum of Etiologies and Imaging Appearances

Breast edema is defined as a mammographic pattern of skin thickening, increased parenchymal density, and interstitial marking. It can be caused by benign or malignant diseases, as a result of a tumor in the dermal lymphatics of the breast, lymphatic congestion caused by breast, lymphatic drainage obstruction, or by congestive heart failure. Here we describe several conditions, that cause unilat...

Incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia--differential diagnoses.

The incarceration of diaphragmatic hernia is very rare. We present a case of a four-year-old girl who developed the incarceration of left-sided diaphragmatic hernia, who, until then, was completely asymptomatic. This incarceration of the hernia represented a surgical emergency presenting as obstructive ileus and a severe respiratory distress which developed from what appeared to be full health....

Diarrhea — Differential Diagnoses and Treatment