ABSTRACT
The incidence of breast cancer reduces by almost 90% after bilateral mastectomy. This applies also to female-to-male (FtM) trans-gender who undergo bilateral mastectomy as part of gender reassignment surgery (GRS). To date, there are only four reported cases in the literature on FtM transgender breast cancer. We present a case of a female-to-male transgender patient who was diagnosed with breast cancer 20 years after having bilateral mastectomy performed as part of GRS. We will describe all similar cases from literature and discuss some important issues related to transgender breast cancer.
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Breast Neoplasms/pathology , Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology , Transgender Persons , Breast Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/diagnostic imaging , Female , Humans , Male , Mastectomy , Middle Aged , Sex Reassignment Procedures , Ultrasonography, MammaryABSTRACT
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation is a rare condition with abnormal communication of the pulmonary artery with the pulmonary vein. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality when patients develop complications. Patients with symptomatic pulmonary arteriovenous malformation should be considered for intervention. We describe the case of a 54-year-old woman with a large right pulmonary arteriovenous malformation who presented with right chest pain due to hemothorax. She underwent successful embolotherapy with an Amplatzer plug.
