Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast presenting as breast abscess during pregnancy

Naheed Sultan1, Mahvesh Khalid, Sarah Rafi Khan

  • 1Department of Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. drnaheedsultan@yahoo.com

Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast is an uncommon disease. In all patients with breast lump, primary lymphoma of breast should be considered as it is one of the most easily missed pathology. We report a case of a 22 years old lactating mother who presented with the complaint of a painful swelling in the right breast, noticed during the last trimester of her pregnancy, mimicking breast abscess.