Granulomatous lobular mastitis.
The clinical and histological features of six cases of granulomatous lobular mastitis are presented. All six patients were parous. 1-6 years after their last pregnancy with a mean age of 34 years; all had unilateral disease and presented with an extra-areolar breast lump. Histologically, all demonstrated a non-caseating granulomatous inflammatory condition centered on breast lobules; in four women there was an acute inflammatory process with micro-abscess formation. Five of the six cases had persistent or recurrent disease despite wide local excision: surgery might not be the best treatment for recurrent disease.
Galea
M H
MH
Department of Surgery, City Hospital, Nottingham, England.
Robertson
J F
JF
Ellis
I O
IO
Elston
C W
CW
Blamey
R W
RW
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008413:Mastitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence