Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: It is not uncommon for surgical material, most often gauze, to remain in the body after surgery. It is usually found inside the patient's abdominal or pelvic cavity. Here we describe a unique case of Gossypiboma found in a patient’s axilla, 14 years after myxosarcoma surgery. A 57-year-old patient, after noticing a change in her left axilla, was referred from primary care to our hospital after. 14 years ago, a patient had a malignant tumor at the same site, which was surgically removed. Examination of the left axillary fossa revealed a solid, painless nodule, which was clinically diagnosed as recurrent malignancy. To our knowledge, this is the first case he describes with gossypiboma in this part of the body.
Author: Azur Latifagić
Language: English
Subfield: Hematology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4412090419