Corticosteroid treatment in the management of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis to avoid unnecessary surgery

Mizrakli T., Velidedeoglu M., Yemisen M., Mete B., Kilic F., Yilmaz H., ...More

SURGERY TODAY, vol.45, no.4, pp.457-465, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00595-014-0966-5
  • Journal Name: SURGERY TODAY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.457-465
  • Keywords: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis, Corticosteroid, Breast neoplasms, NEEDLE-ASPIRATION-CYTOLOGY, LOBULAR MASTITIS, TUBERCULOUS MASTITIS, SURGICAL-MANAGEMENT, EXPERIENCE, DIAGNOSIS, THERAPY, CARCINOMA, DISEASE, RECONSTRUCTION
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare benign inflammatory disease of the breast. It can mimic breast carcinoma clinically and radiologically, and usually affects females of childbearing age. There is no commonly accepted optimal treatment for IGM. In this study, we present the clinical and histopathological features and outcomes of the therapeutic management of IGM, as well as the clinical course of the disease when patients were treated with oral corticosteroids.