title: Systemic granulomatous diseases associated with multiple palpable masses that may involve the breast: case presentation and an approach to the differential diagnosis.
abstract: Palpable mass is a common complaint presented to the breast surgeon. It is very uncommon for patients to report breast mass associated with palpable masses in other superficial structures. When these masses are related to systemic granulomatous diseases, the diagnosis and initiation of specific therapy can be challenging. The purpose of this paper is to report a case initially assessed by the breast surgeon and ultimately diagnosed as granulomatous variant of T-cell lymphoma, and discuss the main systemic granulomatous diseases associated with palpable masses involving the breast.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), P. O. Box 6111, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Menezes
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Jales
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patrick Nunes
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Anatomic Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael Fantelli
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Stelini
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP), 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moro