An unexpected sign on mammography: Air hole
Kuwait Medical Journal, cilt.53, sa.3, ss.337-339, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Dergi Adı: Kuwait Medical Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.337-339
- Anahtar Kelimeler: air, breast, heroin, mammography
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Air density is not a documented entity in the pertinent literature on mammograms. As a general rule, air on X-ray which is superposed on soft tissues is always associated with penetrated injuries of the involved skin, with laceration of the underlying soft tissues or gas caused by infections with anaerobic organisms. We present an unusual patient with an air hole on superior aspect of the left breast on mediolateral oblique graph as a sign of deep skin ulceration, who is addicted to heroin and injected the substance on her breast.