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An Unusual Case of Bilateral Granulomatous Mastitis
Joint Authors
Simonetti, Giovanni
Di Poce, Isabelle
Pistolese, C. A.
Di Trapano, Roberta
Girardi, V.
Costanzo, Elisa
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is an uncommon benign disorder of the breast.
At clinical examination, IGM is characterized by an inflammatory process of the breast, usually unilateral.
Possible clinical findings are palpable mass with erythematous skin, pain, sterile abscesses, fistula and nipple retraction.
Mammography and ultrasound findings are not specific for IGM.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a useful tool for the differential diagnosis; it is also necessary to delineate the exact extension of the disease and to plan the correct treatment.
Final diagnosis is histological.
We described an unusual case of IGM with bilateral involvement in a patient with history of pacemaker implantation and IGM typical clinical symptoms.
Mammography, ultrasound, and MRI examinations were performed to identify the inflammatory disorder and to plan the correct therapy.
Imaging features were correlated with final histological diagnosis of IGM.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pistolese, C. A.& Di Trapano, Roberta& Girardi, V.& Costanzo, Elisa& Di Poce, Isabelle& Simonetti, Giovanni. 2013. An Unusual Case of Bilateral Granulomatous Mastitis. Case Reports in Radiology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pistolese, C. A.…[et al.]. An Unusual Case of Bilateral Granulomatous Mastitis. Case Reports in Radiology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pistolese, C. A.& Di Trapano, Roberta& Girardi, V.& Costanzo, Elisa& Di Poce, Isabelle& Simonetti, Giovanni. An Unusual Case of Bilateral Granulomatous Mastitis. Case Reports in Radiology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-491200
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-491200