A 31-year-old woman was referred with a painful mass in the left breast that was initially treated with antibiotics. Three weeks later, the mass had increased and polyarthritis and erythema nodosum had developed in both legs. A core needle biopsy led to a diagnosis of granulomatous mastitis with arthritis and erythema nodosum. Low-dose prednisolone (10 mg) rapidly improved the arthritis and the...

Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is an uncommon chronic inflammatory lesion of the breast, which is sometimes misdiagnosed as breast cancer or breast abscess. We present a 30-year old woman who came to our clinic with a recurrent and multiple abscesses in her left breast. After twice incision and drainage of the abscess, and after pathologic diagnosis of IGM, she was treated with prednis...

Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a benign, chronic non-caseating breast disease, often mistaken for breast cancer. It usually affects women of child-bearing age. The treatment for IGM is inconclusive. In the past, surgical intervention was suggested due to the possibility of malignancy. However, in recent reports, corticosteroid therapy has been used with a good response. We present a...

OBJECTIVE To study the characteristics of inflammatory breast aspirate by Fine Needle Aspiration, performed by pathologist. METHODS Inflammatory breast aspirates reported at two hospitals in Taif area (King Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital and Al Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from January 2000 till September 2007 were reviewed. The cytopathology reports, slides...

Granulomatous lobular mastitis is a rare inflammatory disease of the breast of unknown etiology. Most present as breast masses in women of child-bearing age. A 29-year-old female presented with a swollen, firm and tender right breast, initially misdiagnosed as mastitis. Core needle biopsy revealed findings consistent with granulomatous lobular mastitis, and cultures were all negative for an inf...

Granulomatous mastitis is a rare, benign , chronic inflammatory condition of the breast. Clinical and radiogical features may mimic breast carcinoma. It represents a therapeutic dilemma and treatment alternatives are still unclear. Generally high recurrence rates are reported after excision. Granulomatous mastitis is a disease of unknow etiology; the most favorable factor is autoimmune reaction...