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Nursing Home Breast

Nursing Home Breast This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract To the Editor.—We recently examined a 78-year-old woman referred from a nursing home because of suspected breast carcinoma. Report of a Case.—The patient's breasts were quite large and pendulous. The left breast was asymmetrically enlarged, with increased firmness to palpation and it appeared erythematous. The patient had been bedridden for at least six months. She was not thought to be experiencing congestive heart failure. A mammogram disclosed marked skin thickening and an increase in the density of the parenchymal pattern. The findings were bilateral but much more pronounced on the left side. Because of the dependency of the breast, edema due to stasis was suspected. The patient was given a diuretic and supplied with a bra, which she wore for the first time in many months. Within a few days, the condition of her breasts began to improve. A repeated mammogram taken eight days later showed resolution of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Surgery American Medical Association

Nursing Home Breast

Archives of Surgery , Volume 119 (5) – May 1, 1984

Nursing Home Breast

Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract To the Editor.—We recently examined a 78-year-old woman referred from a nursing home because of suspected breast carcinoma. Report of a Case.—The patient's breasts were quite large and pendulous. The left breast was asymmetrically enlarged, with increased firmness to palpation and it appeared erythematous. The patient had been...
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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1984 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0004-0010
eISSN
1538-3644
DOI
10.1001/archsurg.1984.01390170109023
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract To the Editor.—We recently examined a 78-year-old woman referred from a nursing home because of suspected breast carcinoma. Report of a Case.—The patient's breasts were quite large and pendulous. The left breast was asymmetrically enlarged, with increased firmness to palpation and it appeared erythematous. The patient had been bedridden for at least six months. She was not thought to be experiencing congestive heart failure. A mammogram disclosed marked skin thickening and an increase in the density of the parenchymal pattern. The findings were bilateral but much more pronounced on the left side. Because of the dependency of the breast, edema due to stasis was suspected. The patient was given a diuretic and supplied with a bra, which she wore for the first time in many months. Within a few days, the condition of her breasts began to improve. A repeated mammogram taken eight days later showed resolution of

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Archives of SurgeryAmerican Medical Association

Published: May 1, 1984

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