A Case of an Encapsulated Papillary Carcinoma with a Breast Abscess

Abstract

An 82-year-old woman presented with a left breast mass and bleeding from the left breast. There was a breach in the integrity of the skin and an abscess. Surgical drainage was performed, and an antibiotic was administered. She underwent imaging to evaluate the breast when the inflammation had subsided. Ultrasonography showed a solid, 47-mm, cystic mass with an area of inflammation. Breast carcinoma was diagnosed based on a vacuum-assisted breast biopsy. The histopathological diagnosis was an encapsulated papillary carcinoma. When a breast abscess is seen in a relatively elderly woman over the age of 40 years, the possibility of breast cancer should be considered. The case of a patient with an encapsulated papillary carcinoma with a breast abscess is reported.