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[Case report -- needle in the breast].

C Solbach1, T Diebold, F Louwen

  • 1Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main. Solbach@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Zentralblatt Fur Gynakologie
|July 13, 2006
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A sewing needle was lodged in a patient's breast, causing pain. Mammography eventually diagnosed the foreign object after initial exams failed.

Area of Science:

  • Radiology
  • Medical Diagnostics
  • Foreign Body Detection

Background:

  • Foreign body ingestion or insertion can lead to unusual presentations.
  • Diagnostic challenges arise with non-obvious foreign objects in soft tissues.

Observation:

  • A 23-year-old patient presented with left breast pain.
  • The patient was a foreign language speaker, complicating initial history taking.
  • Clinical examination and ultrasound were inconclusive.

Findings:

  • Mammography successfully identified a sewing needle within the breast tissue.
  • Diagnosis was confirmed only after detailed medical history and advanced imaging.

Implications:

  • This case highlights the importance of thorough patient history, even with language barriers.

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