Breast pseudoaneurysm: two case reports
- MOJ Clinical & Medical Case Reports
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Yazmin Olivares-Antúnez, Yesika Janett
Dávila-Zablah, Margarita Lilia Garza-Montemayor
Abstract
Breast pseudoaneurysm (PSA) is known as pulsatile or communicated hematoma or
false aneurysm. The incidence is 0.05%-0.5%. PSA can be spontaneous or secondary to
interventional breast procedures, surgery, penetrating chest trauma, local infection, and
burns. Meanwhile, spontaneous PSAs occur in elderly patients, with atherosclerosis or with
coagulation therapies. We present two cases of PSA, the first case is a 29-years-old female
and a 49-years-old female, who came for a check-up due to a recent a pulsatile mass after
a breast core needle biopsy. Faced at hypoechoic mass is important to use color Doppler
to rule out the diagnosis of PSA. Because of the low incidence, guidelines for treatment or
a standard conduct are not established. However, it is important to set up management in
order to avoid further complications.
Keywords
Pseudoaneurysm, ultrasound, mammography, magnetic resonance, core needle biopsy
