Abstract

FONSECA-MOUTINHO, José Alberto; CASTELO, Bárbara Bizzo; BARROS, Ramona Carvalho  and  GARCIA, Helena. Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia of the breast: an unusual indication for mastectomy. Acta Obstet Ginecol Port [online]. 2019, vol.13, n.4, pp.244-248. ISSN 1646-5830.

Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia (PASH) is a benign proliferation of the mammary stromal tissue. We present a clinical case of a 74-years-old patient presenting a fast-growing PASH, treated through mastectomy, with no recurrence or breast cancer after a 11-years follow up. The patient’s clinical history, imaging, histopathologic examinations, treatment, and follow up were reviewed, along with 9 other cases described in literature. Considering that PASH is a condition that needs removal through an excision with safe margins, in case of fast-growing or large lesions, mastectomy seems to be a safe long-term treatment, with low risk of relapses or contralateral breast pathology.

Keywords : Breast; Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia; Mastectomy.

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