Uncommon forms of mastitis.
Three different types of chronic mastitis were seen in a review of cases over a twenty-five-year-period. These were tuberculous mastitis, non-specific granulomatous mastitis, and oleogranulomatous mastitis. Their common modes of presentation and some of the difficulties encountered in diagnosing these lesions are discussed.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008413:Mastitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D013492:Suppuration; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery