Clinical and imaging features of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis - The diagnostic challenges and a brief review

Authors

Hemal Grover, Department of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai West, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: hemalgrover@gmail.com.Follow
Shabnam Bhandari Grover, Department of Radiology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 110029, India.
Pradeep Goyal, Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, USA.Follow
Rahul Hegde, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT, USA.Follow
Sonali Gupta, Department of Medicine, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, USA.Follow
Saurabh Malhotra, Department of Pathology, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington, CT, USA.
Shuo Li, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT, USA.Follow
Nishant Gupta, Department of Radiology, Columbia University at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, NY, USA.Follow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Clinical imaging

Abstract

Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM), or granulomatous lobular mastitis is a rare, benign, inflammatory condition of the breast, without an identifiable underlying etiology. The clinical and imaging diagnosis of this entity is challenging with the presentation frequently mimicking inflammatory breast carcinoma (IBC). Mammography and breast ultrasound (US) have an important role in its detection, however, biopsy is imperative for histopathological confirmation. We present three cases of biopsy proven IGM, highlighting the variability of the clinical and imaging features,brieflyreview the relevant literature and discuss the challenges associated with its diagnosis and management.

First Page

126

Last Page

132

DOI

10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.06.022

Publication Date

1-1-2021

Recommended Citation

Grover, Hemal; Grover, Shabnam Bhandari; Goyal, Pradeep; Hegde, Rahul; Gupta, Sonali; Malhotra, Saurabh; Li, Shuo; and Gupta, Nishant, "Clinical and imaging features of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis - The diagnostic challenges and a brief review" (2021). Radiology. 46.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/radiology/46

Identifier

32717540 (pubmed); 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.06.022 (doi); S0899-7071(20)30221-7 (pii)