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Mammary tuberculosis: report on 52 cases
R Khanna1, G V Prasanna, P Gupta
1Department of Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India.
Postgraduate Medical Journal
|August 2, 2002
Abstract:
Fifty two cases of tuberculosis of the breast encountered over a 15 year period and accounting for 3% of all breast lesions are reported. The classic presentation was a breast lump with associated sinus in 39%, isolated breast lump in 23%, sinus without lump in 12%, and tender nodularity in 23% of the patients. Associated axillary lymphadenopathy was found in 41%. Diagnosis was confirmed by fine needle aspiration cytology or histology in all the cases and antitubercular therapy formed the mainstay of treatment.