Doença da arranhadura do gato simulando carcinoma oculto da mama

Authors

  • Rafael Henrique Szymanski Machado hospital universitário clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro
  • Cristos Pritsvelis hospital universitário clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro
  • Márcia Magalhães Fernandes hospital universitário clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro
  • Maurício Magalhães Costa hospital universitário clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro
  • Afrânio Coelho de oliveira hospital universitário clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro
  • Flávia M. S. Clímaco hospital universitário clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro
  • Augusto César Peixoto Rocha hospital universitário clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro
  • losé Carlos Conceição hospital universitário clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro

Keywords:

Lymphadenopathy, Cat scratch disease, Breast cancer

Abstract

We studied the case of a 44-year-o/d female patient with a hard, pain/ess and fixed
axillary mass with 4cm in d ia meter. The mammography showed a dense axiiiary mass, at the
axiiiary taii. Uitrasonography showed a hypoecoic noduie with centrai ecogenicity and regular
borders, measuring 3.4cm x 2. lcm, with hypervascuiarization in doppier color suggesting atypicai
iymphonode. The histopatho/ogic study found s/x lymphonodes, the biggerone measured 2.5cm
x 1.6cm with giant ce/ls granuioma, muitinuciear cei/s, epithe/ioid ce/is, centrai necrosis with
debris and po/ymorphonuciear cells, suggesting granuiomatosis iymphadenitis, cat scratch
disease. Actuaiiy, occuitbreast carcinoma clinicai/y shows an axiiiary mass and the histopatho/ogic
study ís highiy recommended before the therapeutic decision is ma de. The etioiogy of the cat
scratch disease is the inocuiation oABartonella henselae by scratch orbite ofcats. It causes a
regional subacute iymphadenitis with an incubation period from three to 30 days where the
acommited site presents with red skin and papules or vesicles.

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Published

2026-07-29

How to Cite

Machado, R. H. S., Pritsvelis, C., Fernandes, M. M., Costa, M. M., de oliveira, A. C., Clímaco, F. M. S., … Conceição, losé C. (2026). Doença da arranhadura do gato simulando carcinoma oculto da mama. Revista Brasileira De Mastologia, 12(3). Retrieved from https://mastology.org/rbm/article/view/2076

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2002)

Section

Case Report

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