TY - JOUR
AR - SCR-2022-6-104
TI - Infarcted Fibroadenoma of the Breast: Difficulties in Diagnosis
AU - Eduardo González , Bosquet
AU - Paulino, Sousa
AU - Carlota, Rovira
JO - Surgical Case Reports
PY - 2022
DA - Thu 30, Jun 2022
SN - 2613-5965
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.SCR.2022.06.04
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/infarcted-fibroadenoma-of_SCR-2022-6-104 
KW - Fibroadenoma, infarction, diagnosis, breast, ultrasound
AB - Introduction: Infarction is a very rare complication of fibroadenoma. Diagnosis of such a situation is not easy.
Case Presentation: 23-year-old woman with a painful tumor of the right breast with mild erythema at the periareolar region. Breast ultrasound shows a heterogeneous lesion of 31×30 mm, in the retroareolar right breast with well-defined borders, and does not present vascular flow inside. Antibiotic treatment was administered without improvement. The breast ultrasound was repeated with no significant changes. Surgical removal of a well-encapsulated cystic lesion was performed. The patient was discharged the same day of surgery, and her postoperative evolution was correct. Histopathologic evaluation revealed an infarcted fibroadenoma.
Conclusion: Breast ultrasound could be very useful in the diagnosis of infarcted fibroadenoma; treatment consists of local excision of the lesion.