Vázquez-Flores J, Aguirre-Ochoa C, Barajas-Echartea J, Salmerón-Covarrubias O, Vázquez-Flores AD

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 166-170
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ABSTRACT

Disorders of the male mammary glands are studied very little. Inclusion cysts are very rare, resulting from proliferation and implantation of epidermal elements in a circumscribed space in the dermis. They may occur in any other part of the body and are more common in the head, neck, torso, and limbs. Men may develop dermal lesions in the breasts, such as inclusion cysts; there are few reports of them in the international specialized literature and none in the Mexican specialized literature. We present the case of a male patient, 38 years of age, with significant growth of volume in the right mammary region, with 15 years of evolution and slow progression. Patient was asymptomatic at admission; an echogram was performed, which reported giant fibroadenoma; a subsequent mammogram identified a benign cystic image. Patient underwent draining and resection of the lesion, which was identified by cytopathology as an epidermal inclusion cyst.

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