Clinicopathologic Features of Granulomatous Mastitis
Korean Journal of Pathology
;
: 181-186, 2005.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Granulomatous mastitis (GM) is a rare chronic inflammatory condition that clinically mimics a carcinoma. The diagnosis of idiopathic GM depends on the exclusion of other granulomatous inflammations. The purpose of this study is to correlate the clinicopathological features of GM with etiologies.METHODS:
We reviewed the clinical records of 58 cases that were histologically diagnosed as GM. We performed special stains for microorganisms such as Ziehl-Neelsen, periodic acid Schiff and gram stains, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB PCR).RESULTS:
The mean age of patients was 35.3 years. Most patients were parous except three. Seven patients (12.1%) were related with pregnancy or lactation. TB PCR was positive in nine patients (15.5%). Five patients (8.6%) had gram positive bacilli that were recognizable as coryneform bacteria. Culture study demonstrated Staphylococcus aureus in only one case. Infectious GM had a greater tendency to form abscesses. Fat necrosis was more likely to be present in idiopathic GM, but other histological features were similar to each other. Twenty-two cases (37.9%) showed recurrence.CONCLUSIONS:
We suggest that TB PCR and gram stain are essential tests for the differential diagnosis of GM, because the histologic features considerably overlap irrespective of the various etiologies.
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Assunto principal:
Recidiva
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Bactérias
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Tuberculose
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Lactação
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Ácido Periódico
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Corynebacterium
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Diagnóstico
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Gravidez
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Pathology
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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