title: Breast lumps: a rare site for rheumatoid nodules.
abstract: Granulomatous mastitis (GM) of the breast is a rare benign inflammatory disease and its presentation closely mimics breast cancer. Its diagnosis is mainly based on histology and there is no consensus agreement regarding its management. We report a case of a 60-year-old woman presenting with a right breast lump associated with a history of rheumatoid arthritis and raised rheumatoid factor. Following triple assessment (history and examination, imaging and biopsy), GM was diagnosed and she was treated conservatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Keele University, Newcastle under Lyme, UK.
authors.forename: Fahad Mujtaba
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0834-1275
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.affiliation: Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
authors.forename: Hiam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: County Hospital, Stafford, UK.
authors.forename: Raghavan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vidya
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D058890:Granulomatous Mastitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged