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JOURNAL ARTICLE
REVIEW
Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a diagnostic dilemma for the breast radiologist.
Insights Into Imaging 2016 August
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the breast, which is often difficult to differentiate both clinically and radiologically from infectious aetiologies such as tuberculosis, fungal infections, and also from malignancy, thus posing a diagnostic dilemma. We present a pictorial review of the commonly encountered imaging findings in idiopathic granulomatous mastitis on mammography and ultrasound.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Mammographic and ultrasound findings of histopathologically proven cases of granulomatous mastitis are discussed.
CONCLUSION: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis has varied and non-specific appearances on ultrasound and mammography. Histopathology is essential to establish diagnosis.
TEACHING POINTS: • Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis often poses a diagnostic dilemma for the radiologist by mimicking malignancy. • It has varied and non-specific appearances on mammography and ultrasound. • Histopathology is mandatory to establish the diagnosis and decide management.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Mammographic and ultrasound findings of histopathologically proven cases of granulomatous mastitis are discussed.
CONCLUSION: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis has varied and non-specific appearances on ultrasound and mammography. Histopathology is essential to establish diagnosis.
TEACHING POINTS: • Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis often poses a diagnostic dilemma for the radiologist by mimicking malignancy. • It has varied and non-specific appearances on mammography and ultrasound. • Histopathology is mandatory to establish the diagnosis and decide management.
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