Congestive heart failure as a rare cause of unilateral breast edema: A case report & review of the literature

Congestive heart failure as a rare cause of unilateral breast edema: A case report & review of the literature

Reported cases encountered difficulty in differentiating between inflammatory carcinoma and breast edema caused by congestive heart failure especially if the breast edema is unilateral. Our presented case is an elderly woman with unilateral breast edema due to congestive heart failure that was initi...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Abd El-Aziz M. Farag, Latifa Ahmad Alkandary, Maryam Ibrahim Alshatti, Maged Ali H. Shoukeer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X18300305
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spelling doaj-945b1b11144e46f798e6f612b0a00e3d2020-11-25T01:17:51ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine0378-603X2018-09-01493873877Congestive heart failure as a rare cause of unilateral breast edema: A case report & review of the literatureMohamed Abd El-Aziz M. Farag0Latifa Ahmad Alkandary1Maryam Ibrahim Alshatti2Maged Ali H. Shoukeer3Department of Clinical Radiology, Al Hussain University Hospital, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Clinical Radiology, Mubarak Alkabeer Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait; Corresponding author at: Department of Clinical Radiology, Al Hussain University Hospital, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.Department of Clinical Radiology, Aladan Hospital, Ministry of Health, KuwaitDepartment of Clinical Radiology, Mubarak Alkabeer Hospital, Ministry of Health, KuwaitDepartment of Clinical Radiology, Al Hussain University Hospital, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Clinical Radiology, Mubarak Alkabeer Hospital, Ministry of Health, KuwaitReported cases encountered difficulty in differentiating between inflammatory carcinoma and breast edema caused by congestive heart failure especially if the breast edema is unilateral. Our presented case is an elderly woman with unilateral breast edema due to congestive heart failure that was initially suspected to have breast cancer based on clinical findings. However imaging studies showed breast edema pattern with no definite underlying mass. This edema was resolved with standard treatment of heart failure. Congestive heart failure may be a possible cause of unilateral breast edema especially in a patient with background of congestive heart failure. Keywords: Breast cancer, Inflammatorybreast cancer, Case report, Unilateral breast edema, Congestive heart failurehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X18300305
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author Mohamed Abd El-Aziz M. Farag
Latifa Ahmad Alkandary
Maryam Ibrahim Alshatti
Maged Ali H. Shoukeer
spellingShingle Mohamed Abd El-Aziz M. Farag
Latifa Ahmad Alkandary
Maryam Ibrahim Alshatti
Maged Ali H. Shoukeer
Congestive heart failure as a rare cause of unilateral breast edema: A case report & review of the literature
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
author_facet Mohamed Abd El-Aziz M. Farag
Latifa Ahmad Alkandary
Maryam Ibrahim Alshatti
Maged Ali H. Shoukeer
author_sort Mohamed Abd El-Aziz M. Farag
title Congestive heart failure as a rare cause of unilateral breast edema: A case report & review of the literature
title_short Congestive heart failure as a rare cause of unilateral breast edema: A case report & review of the literature
title_full Congestive heart failure as a rare cause of unilateral breast edema: A case report & review of the literature
title_fullStr Congestive heart failure as a rare cause of unilateral breast edema: A case report & review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Congestive heart failure as a rare cause of unilateral breast edema: A case report & review of the literature
title_sort congestive heart failure as a rare cause of unilateral breast edema: a case report & review of the literature
publisher SpringerOpen
series The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
issn 0378-603X
publishDate 2018-09-01
description Reported cases encountered difficulty in differentiating between inflammatory carcinoma and breast edema caused by congestive heart failure especially if the breast edema is unilateral. Our presented case is an elderly woman with unilateral breast edema due to congestive heart failure that was initially suspected to have breast cancer based on clinical findings. However imaging studies showed breast edema pattern with no definite underlying mass. This edema was resolved with standard treatment of heart failure. Congestive heart failure may be a possible cause of unilateral breast edema especially in a patient with background of congestive heart failure. Keywords: Breast cancer, Inflammatorybreast cancer, Case report, Unilateral breast edema, Congestive heart failure
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X18300305
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