Bilateral Breast Edema: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Presentation Section
2.1. Clinical History
2.2. Symptoms and Duration
2.3. Clinical Examination and Initial Assessment
2.4. Tests
2.5. Pathology Results
3. Medical Therapy and Follow-Up
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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1. Chief complaint: bilateral breast edema |
2. Clinical examination |
3. Breast ultrasound |
4. Mammography |
5. Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast |
6. Core biopsy |
7. Pathologic results without “formal” diagnosis |
8. Symptomatic treatment |
9. Remission of breast edema |
10. An idiopathic case of bilateral breast edema was concluded |
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Vouxinou, A.D.; Iatrakis, G.M.; Zervoudis, S.; Bothou, A.; Tsitsiou, S.; Markja, A.; Margelis, Z.; Tooulias, C.A.; Antoniou, E. Bilateral Breast Edema: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Reports 2020, 3, 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/reports3030018
Vouxinou AD, Iatrakis GM, Zervoudis S, Bothou A, Tsitsiou S, Markja A, Margelis Z, Tooulias CA, Antoniou E. Bilateral Breast Edema: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Reports. 2020; 3(3):18. https://doi.org/10.3390/reports3030018
Chicago/Turabian StyleVouxinou, Andriani D., Georgios M. Iatrakis, Stefanos Zervoudis, Anastasia Bothou, Sofia Tsitsiou, Anisa Markja, Zois Margelis, Christos A. Tooulias, and Evangelia Antoniou. 2020. "Bilateral Breast Edema: Case Report and Review of the Literature" Reports 3, no. 3: 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/reports3030018