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Objective To decrease misdiagnosis and to improve the correct diagnostic rate of mammary tuberculosis .Methods 9 cases of mammary tuberculosis proved by operation and pathology misdiagnosed as other diseases were retrospectively analyzed.Results Among 9 cases,5 cases were misdiagnosed as mammary cancer,1 case as chronic mammary inflammation,1 case as mammary abcess,1 case as mammary hyperplasia,1 case as mammary fibroadenoma.Conclusion The reasons leading to misdiagnosis are unsuitable methods of examinations,lack of solid basic knowledge,and lack of experience.
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Mammary tuberculosis is a rare entity. The incidence of the disease varies from 0.025% to 4.5% of all surgically treated breast diseases. The surgical resection is required for diagnosis of mammary tuberculosis, since the clinician may confuse tuberculosis mastitis with either carcinoma or breast abscess. Treatment is the combination of resection and chemotherapy. We report a case of mammary tuberculosis diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration and biopsy (FNAB), along with a review of literature.