Case Report: CSF pseudocyst in the breast

Abstract

A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pseudocyst can rarely occur in the breast. It usually results from damage to a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt during a mammogram or augmentation breast surgery. If fluid collection is seen in close proximity to the VP shunt, it should raise the suspicion of a CSF pseudocyst.

Keywords

Cerebrospinal fl uid pseudocyst - ventriculoperitoneal shunt

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