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Post-surgical pyoderma gangrenosum of the breast: needs for early diagnosis and right therapy

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Post-surgical pyoderma gangrenosum (PSPG) of the breast is a rare dermatosis that worsens surgical manipulation, with a chronical relapsing course. Diagnosis is mostly clinical and made by exclusion after the failure of antibiotic therapies and surgical debridement, while the mainstay of therapy is corticosteroid-based. Here we report a case of PSPG of the breast in a young woman with breast cancer, to emphasize the needs of an early and accurate diagnosis, to guarantee the most efficacious treatment and to avoid life-threatening complications.

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  1. Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Del Pozzo 71, Modena, Italy

    Giorgia Guaitoli, Federico Piacentini, Claudia Omarini & Stefano Cascinu

  2. Oncologic Breast Surgery Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy

    Alessia Andreotti, Enza Palma, Simona Papi, Chiara De Pietri & Giovanni Tazzioli

  3. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy

    Andrea Conti

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Guaitoli, G., Piacentini, F., Omarini, C. et al. Post-surgical pyoderma gangrenosum of the breast: needs for early diagnosis and right therapy. Breast Cancer 26, 520–523 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-018-00940-5

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