Cystic Lymphangioma Breast: A Rare Tumor Masquerading as Carcinoma Breast

CyÆtic lymphangioma is a common congenital ůymƉŚĂtic mĂůĨŽƌmÄ‚tiŽn usually ƉƌĞÆÄžntinÅ in childhood. However, cyÆtic lymphangioma of breast is an uncommon tumor and its ƉƌĞÆÄžnƚĂtiŽn in adulthood is even rarer when it may mimic carcinoma breast due to associated Ä®bƌŽÆÅÆ͘ In this Ä‚ÆŒticůĞ͕ we are describing the radiological appearances of a rare, large cyÆtic lymphangioma of breast mimicking carcinoma breast in adolescenceA sixteen-year old female came to the surgical ŽƵƚƉĂtiÄžnÆš department of our hospital with a 3-4 months history of painless right breast lump. There was no history of any fever or nipple ÄšÅÆcŚĂƌÅĞͬƌĞƚƌĂctiŽn͘ There was no family history of breast cancer. Clinical ÄžxÄ‚mÅnÄ‚tiŽn revealed ÆŽŌ to ĮƌmÍ• nontender, massive enlargement of right breast with bluishblack ÄšÅÆcŽůŽƌĂtiŽn of thickened skin that also revealed small vesicles and small, patchy areas of sloughing (Figure 1). WĂůƉĂtiŽn revealed a ÄšÅīƵÆÄž mass epicentered in the outer quadrants of right breast with extension in to the axillary tail which was not Ä®xĞĚ to the underlying chest wall. No evidence of any obvious clinically palpable axillary adenopathy was noted. >ĞŌ breast was clinically normal. Blood ÄžxÄ‚mÅnÄ‚tiŽn