title: Granulomatous mastitis - a diagnostic dilemma.
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.
authors.affiliation: Departments of General surgery and pathology, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally, Nalgonda, A. P., India.
authors.forename: Dajiram G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Mote
authors.forename: Raghavendra P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Gungi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Satyanarayana
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Premsunder
keywords: Carcinoma breast; Granulomatous mastitis; Mastectomy