Lupus mastitis: a mimicker of breast carcinoma.
The authors present a case of lupus mastitis which was initially diagnosed following an incisional biopsy of a breast lump, with similar pathology found 2 years later after an ultrasound guided biopsy of the same lump. The woman had been diagnosed 7 years before with systemic lupus erythematosus. The radiological and pathological features are presented in this report with discussion of similar cases in the literature.
Radiology Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Richard.Warne@health.wa.gov.au
Richard Roger
RR
Warne
Donna
D
Taylor
Amanda
A
Segal
Ashley
A
Irish
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications; D008413:Mastitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology