Axillary hematoma secondary to arterial pseudoaneurysm following prophylactic mastectomy: A case report

Meghana R.K. Helder, Jane Case, Marilyn Morton, Sandhya Pruthi, Gustavo Oderich, Amy C. Degnim

Abstract


Recurrent axillary hematomas after prophylactic mastectomy are rare. We present one such case of a 62-year-old female with a recurrent axillary hematoma secondary to an arterial pseudoaneurysm. This report also details our treatment plan along with a review of the relevant literature. To our knowledge, this is the first case report to document a pseudoaneurysm of the axilla after mastectomy.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5430/css.v2n2p30

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