Misdiagnosis IGM with Breast Abscess: A Case Report
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Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is an uncommon chronic inflammatory lesion of the breast, which is sometimes misdiagnosed as breast cancer or breast abscess. We present a 30-year old woman who came to our clinic with a recurrent and multiple abscesses in her left breast. After twice incision and drainage of the abscess, and after pathologic diagnosis of IGM, she was treated with prednisolone and responded dramatically.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013