Case Report

FOREIGN BODY IN BREAST: A SWOLLEN PIECE OF A SEWING NEEDLE

  • Eda Yavuz Elverici
  • Ayşe Nurdan Barça
  • Levent Araz
  • Zeynep Erhuner
  • Nesrin Ertuğ
  • Enis Yüksel

Received Date: 12.11.2008 Accepted Date: 27.11.2008 Eur J Breast Health 2009;5(2):110-111

Accidentally or consciously swollen sharp edged foreign bodies are usually sent away from the gastrointestinal tract asymptomatically. Only less than 1% of swollen foreign bodies causes perforation . A case of swollen foreign body that migrates to breast as in our case has never been reported in literature. We aimed to present this interesting case with mammography and ultrasonography images.

Keywords: Breast, foreign body, swollen sewing nedle