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Delayed involution of lactation presenting as a non-resolving breast mass: a case report
Yashwant Kumar1, Alka Chahal, Monika Garg
1Department of Pathology, Maharshi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala Haryana, India. ykabh@hotmail.com
Introduction:
Involution of lactation is a physiological process. Rarely, it may be delayed and troublesome for the lactating woman. Though lactation-induced changes in breast are well known, morphological features of delayed involution are not clear.
Case Presentation:
We report a case of a 22-year-old lactating mother who presented with a painful, non-resolving breast mass 5 months after delivery. Clinically, it simulated an inflammatory carcinoma. Histopathology, however, revealed involuting lactational changes.
Conclusion:
To the best of our knowledge, lactational involution with such a presentation has not been described in the English literature. The case needs to be reported so that this entity can be considered among the differential diagnoses of breast masses in a lactating patient.
