Subareolar breast abscess in males

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World J Methodol. Jun 20, 2026; 16(2): 114950
Published online Jun 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i2.114950

Table 1 Total of 11 cases were diagnosed as a case of male breast abscess from April 2014 to July 2024

Age	Duration of symptoms	Etiology	Presentation	Size	Location of swelling	Investigation	Treatment
26	7	Idiopathic	Painful swelling	2.7 cm × 1.5 cm	Right, upper outer quadrant, periareolar area	Ultrasound/FNAC	Incision drainage
37	5	Idiopathic	Painful swelling	2 cm × 1.9 cm	Right, outer quadrant, periareolar area	Ultrasound/FNAC	Incision drainage
52	6	Underlying ductal carcinoma	Painful swelling	3 cm × 3 cm	Left, upper inner quadrant, periareolar area	Ultrasound/FNAC/CTScan	Local toilet with neoadjuvant chemotherapy
31	4	Idiopathic	Painful swelling	2.8 cm × 1 cm	Left outer upper quadrant, periareolar area	Ultrasound/FNAC	Aspiration
21	7	Idiopathic	Painful swelling	1.8 cm × 0.9 cm	Left, outer lower quadrant, periareolar area	Ultrasound/FNAC	Aspiration, with recurrence involving incision drainage and excision of involved duct
13	1	Idiopathic	Painful swelling	1 cm × 0.4 cm	Right, upper outer quadrant periareolar area	Ultrasound/FNAC	Conservatively
31	7	Idiopathic	Painful swelling	0.8 cm × 1 cm	Right outer upper quadrant periareolar area	Ultrasound	Conservatively
66	2	Diabetes	Painful swelling	3.7 cm × 1.8 cm	Right outer upper quadrant periareolar area	Ultrasound/FNAC	Incision drainage
22	3	Idiopathic	Painful swelling	1 cm × 1 cm	Left, outer quadrant periareolar area	Ultrasound	Incision drainage
19	4	Idiopathic	Painful swelling	1.7 cm × 1.1 cm	Right upper outer quadrant periareolar area	Ultrasound	Incision drainage
46	4	Idiopathic	Painful swelling	1.6 cm × 1 cm	Right upper and central quadrant periareolar area	Ultrasound/FNAC	Incision drainage

FNAC: Fine needle aspiration cytology.

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Citation: Wani I, Naikoo G, Wani RA, Wani MA. Subareolar breast abscess in males. World J Methodol 2026; 16(2): 114950
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v16.i2.114950