TY - JOUR
T1 - Concurrence of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis and breast cancer in a patient on neoadjuvant chemotherapy
T2 - A case report
AU - Mahmood, Amal
AU - Idrees, Romana
AU - Vohra, Lubna Mushtaque
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors
PY - 2025/1
Y1 - 2025/1
N2 - Introduction: Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis is a rare benign inflammatory disease of the breast. Presentation of the case: We present a case of 45-year-old woman who was diagnosed with stage II invasive ductal carcinoma in the left breast. While receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy, she developed idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) in the left breast after the second cycle. She underwent modified radical mastectomy and has been managed with steroids for IGM on the contralateral side, which developed later in the course of the disease. This is a unique finding with limited literature available on similar cases, to the best of our knowledge. Discussion: IGM poses a diagnostic challenge requiring histopathology for definitive diagnosis. Conclusion: Treatment guidelines of IGM are not established making it difficult to manage.
AB - Introduction: Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis is a rare benign inflammatory disease of the breast. Presentation of the case: We present a case of 45-year-old woman who was diagnosed with stage II invasive ductal carcinoma in the left breast. While receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy, she developed idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) in the left breast after the second cycle. She underwent modified radical mastectomy and has been managed with steroids for IGM on the contralateral side, which developed later in the course of the disease. This is a unique finding with limited literature available on similar cases, to the best of our knowledge. Discussion: IGM poses a diagnostic challenge requiring histopathology for definitive diagnosis. Conclusion: Treatment guidelines of IGM are not established making it difficult to manage.
KW - Case report
KW - Granulomatous lobular mastitis
KW - Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis
KW - Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110702
DO - 10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110702
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85210687004
SN - 2210-2612
VL - 126
JO - International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
JF - International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
M1 - 110702
ER -