Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of the breast that simulates other diseases, such as cancer, abscess and periductal mastitis. It does not present defining characteristics on imaging diagnostic tests and treatment continues to be controversial. We present 3 cases of IGM that were diagnosed in our hospital over the course of a year. The patients were...

BACKGROUND Granulomatous mastitis is a rare and benign inflammatory breast disease that may clinically and radiologically mimic breast cancer. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the features of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) on breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with mammographic and sonographic findings. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducte...

BACKGROUND Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare inflammatory disease. Because of it's uncommon etiology and rareness, diagnosis and treatment is still a challenge. Owing to wide spectrum of IGM it is difficult to standardize and optimize the treatment. The aim of this study was to report and describe the clinical signs, radiological findings, management, clinical course and the rec...

BACKGROUND Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is defined as a rare, inflammatory, chronic and benign disease mimicking malignant hyperplasia of mammary glands. There is no definitive therapeutic strategy for IGM; nevertheless, some approaches can be exploited as beneficial strategies. In this study, the surgery strategy was compared with coincident treatment with azithromycin and corticost...

Abstract Background Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is challenging as it a rare disease with unknown etiology, risk factors difficult to establish, and controversies regarding its treatment. Here we describe demographic clinical characteristics of patients IGM diagnosed at cancer referral center, well the microbial isolates Methods We reviewed charts IGM, from 2004 2019. Males were excl...

background: idiopathic anterior uveitis is an anterior segment inflammation in which a detailed medical history, general and ocular physical examination is not associated with any defined clinical syndrome. alterations in immune system parameters have been reported in patients with idiopathic posterior uveitis; however no data on the role of immune system in idiopathic anterior uveitis has yet ...

Granulomatous mastitis is a rare inflammatory disorder. Its etiology remains unknown. We report a 42-year-old female who presented with an idiopathic granulomatous mastitis. Outcome was favourable with corticosteroids. The disease course of this entity is unpredictable and a consensual treatment is difficult.

Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis is a rare disorder of unknown etiology. This disease occurs mostly in young women and often after the lactation period. Women usually present with a fixed, painful mass, sparing the retroareolar region, associated with skin thickening and possible ulceration that mimics carcinoma. Nipple discharge can be present and bilateral involvement may occur in up to 25% ...