Bilateral Spontaneously Resolving Galactocele in an 18 Month Old Boy: A Case Report



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Submitted Jul 1, 2021
Published Aug 10, 2021
10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.4.964

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Galactoceles in children, either cystic or pseudotumors, are described in the literature as a rare cause of increasing breast size and can appear in males. We report a case of galactocele in a 18-month-old male, treated at our institution. The patient presented with bilateral tumor breast that had appeared 6 months earlier with no pain, signs of inflammation, or nipple secretion. Twenty-nine cases found in the literature emphasize the importance of including galactocele in the differential diagnosis of benign breast masses in infancy.

Keywords: Bilateral galactocele, breast ultrasound, infant, breast, male

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