Breast lymphoma: fine needle aspiration biopsy.

نویسندگان

  • K. H. McCune
  • M. Varma
  • R. A. Spence
چکیده

CASE REPORT. A 78-year-old woman presented with a five week history of a lump in her left breast and a four week history of a blocked right nostril. On examination, she had a hard, immobile mass in the breast and there was also obvious enlargement of her right nasal area, extending towards the eye and maxillary sinus. It was assumed that she had a carcinoma of her breast with a secondary metastasis in her nose. Because of her age she was commenced empirically on tamoxifen, but was admitted to hospital for further assessment. Detailed physical examination revealed no other abnormality. Routine blood tests, chest X -ray and ultrasound scan of the abdomen were normal. Computed tomography of the head revealed a large tumour involving the inside of the right nostril, extending posteriorly and superiorly, with distortion of the nasal bones.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Ulster Medical Journal

دوره 61  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1992