The differential diagnosis for an axillary mass in a patient with a previously treated malignancy is broad and definitive tissue diagnosis is required to guide treatment and surveillance strategies. We present the case of a 76-year-old African American male with a history of prostate cancer who presented with a left axillary mass two years after achieving remission from his prostate malignancy. Due to the diagnostic challenge, this excisional biopsy was reviewed at four different academic centers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSternal fractures are commonly due to blunt force trauma and reduction is an invasive surgical procedure typically indicated for refractory pain sternal instability. There were various modalities used for treatment and fixation of the sternal fractures. Sternal displacement fractures are traumatic injuries that may require surgical correction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cardiothorac Surg
July 2023
Infective endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus is an uncommon event that, when it does occur, usually requires surgical valve replacement. The pulmonary valve is the least common heart valve involved in infective endocarditis. We present a rare case of isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis with Mycobacterium abscessus in a patient with recurrent sternal infections following repeated coronary artery bypass.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) is an uncommon neoplasm generally affecting muscle tissue. It presents rarely in abdominal viscera and even more rarely occurs in the pancreas. All types of pancreatic sarcomas are uncommon, and LGFMS is a rarer still.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKey Clinical Message: SAN should be considered in the setting of nipple discharge or morphology changes with typical histological findings. There are limited published cases of SAN, and workup of this pathology is still not clear to date.
Abstract: Syringomatous adenoma of the nipple (SAN) is known to be a rare benign breast neoplasm.