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Ectopic ganglion cyst presenting as a breast lump: a rare case report.

Nadeem M, Malik AH, Goyal A, Niayesh MH

Department of Surgery, Breast Unit, Yeovil District Hospital, Yeovil, Somerset, United Kingdom.

We report a rare case of a breast lump in an 81-year-old woman. Initial investigations were inconclusive and excision biopsy of the lump was done. Histologically the mass proved to be a ganglion cyst. It is the only reported case of ectopic ganglion cyst in the literature that presented as a breast lump.

Published 2 March 2006 in Breast J, 12(2): 170-2.
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