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Case Report

Volume 10, Number 9, September 2019, pages 288-292


Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast: A Case Report and Literature Review

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Mammogram of left breast (cranio-caudal view) with poorly circumscribed mass, measuring 40 × 24 mm, in the lateral aspect of breast at the level of the nipple. Irregular and stranded contours without suspicious calcifications were also noted.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Ultrasound of the left breast demonstrating a lobulated, heterogeneous, hypoechoic mass lesion measuring 31 × 17 × 21 mm with accompanying distortion of the surrounding structures.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Clinical image of the left breast with a large wound containing central necrosis with surrounding purulent discharge and accompanying erythema extending to the nipple.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. MRI of the left breast with a large collection, measuring100 × 40 × 60 mm. MRI features were in keeping with a large abscess with accompanying feature of skin breakdown and necrosis. MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.
Figure 5.
Figure 5. Clinical image of left breast 2 weeks post debridement, with resolution of the infection and healthy granulation tissue in the base of the wound.
Figure 6.
Figure 6. Follow-up mammogram (cranio-caudal view) 6 months post infection demonstrating almost complete resolution of previously visualized lesion.