GOSSYPIBOMA IN ARMPIT DIAGNOSED AS REPEATED MALIGNITY

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