Pseudoaneurysm of the breast following blind palpation-guided core needle biopsy: a case report and literature review |
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| Authors: | Adeleye Dorcas Omisore Olalekan Olasehinde Anuoluwapo Gbadura Towoju Roli Yetunde Akinsulore Ayorinde Christopher Fadirepo Oluwatosin Zainab Omoyiola |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Radiology, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)/ OAU Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile Ife, Nigeria;bDepartment of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)/ OAU Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile Ife, Nigeria;cDepartment of Radiology, OAU Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile Ife, Nigeria;dDepartment of Morbid Anatomy and Forensic Medicine, OAU Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria |
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| Abstract: | Core needle biopsy is currently the most widely used basic diagnostic method for the diagnosis of breast masses; it is a minimally invasive procedure with excellent specificity and sensitivity and negligible complication rates, particularly when image-guided. However, complications tend to be higher when performed blindly. Hematoma remains the most common complication resulting from this procedure. Iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication with no previous report in Nigeria. In this report, we present a case of breast pseudoaneurysm occurring after 2 blind, palpation-guided core needle biopsies in a 51-year-old known hypertensive woman at a Nigerian tertiary hospital. Spontaneous thrombosis of the pseudoaneurysm occurred over three months after the second blind biopsy. |
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| Keywords: | Breast Pseudoaneurysm Spontaneous thrombosis |
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