Granulomatous mastitis diagnosed by core-needle biopsy and successfully treated with corticosteroid therapy: a case report

A 46-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a rapidly growing lump in her right breast. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology and core needle biopsy of the mass revealed many epithelioid cells admixed with multinucleated Langhans-type giant cells, neutrophils, lymphocytes, and stromal cells,...

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Published in:Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2003-10, Vol.10 (4), p.378-381
Main Authors: Hirata, Satoshi, Saito, Takashige, Kiyanagi, Kaori, Kitada, Masahiro, Yamazaki, Kosuke, Sasajima, Tadahiro, Ohsaki, Yoshinobu, Miyokawa, Naoyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use
Biopsy, Needle - methods
Female
Granuloma - diagnosis
Granuloma - drug therapy
Humans
Mastitis - diagnosis
Mastitis - drug therapy
Middle Aged
Prednisolone - therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Mammary
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Summary:A 46-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a rapidly growing lump in her right breast. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology and core needle biopsy of the mass revealed many epithelioid cells admixed with multinucleated Langhans-type giant cells, neutrophils, lymphocytes, and stromal cells, leading to a diagnosis of granulomatous mastitis. Mammography and ultrasonography provided little information for differentiating between granulomatous mastitis and carcinoma. This patient was successfully treated with low dose and short period of corticosteroid therapy.
ISSN:1340-6868
1880-4233
DOI:10.1007/BF02967662