title: Mammary tuberculosis: report on 52 cases.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Prasanna
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Khanna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001365:Axilla; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography; D008413:Mastitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents