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Bovine Mammary Gland Biopsy Techniques
Published on: December 23, 2018
Granulomatous mastitis - a diagnostic dilemma
Dajiram G Mote1, Raghavendra P Gungi, V Satyanarayana
1Departments of General surgery and pathology, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally, Nalgonda, A. P., India.
Abstract:
Granulomatous lobular mastitis is a rare benign breast disease. It is characterized by chronic, non-caseating granulomatous lobulitis. It may be misdiagnosed as a carcinoma of the breast and may lead to mastectomy. Diagnostic criteria include-A) Granulomatous infl ammation with multinucleated giant cells, epithelioid histiocytes. B) It is centered on lobules with minor ductal and periductal infl ammation. C) It nearly always follows the pregnancy. A case of GLM, which was treated with local excision and postoperative steroid therapy is being reported to increase awareness amongst surgeons and pathologist.
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