Are all granulomatous mastitis cases tuberculous?: a study on the role of cytology in evaluation of granulomatous mastitis | Zendy

Charu Agarwal | Zendy; Kanika Singh | Zendy; Mukta Pujani | Zendy; Sujata Raychaudhuri | Zendy; Nimisha Sharma | Zendy; Varsha Chauhan | Zendy

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Are all granulomatous mastitis cases tuberculous?: a study on the role of cytology in evaluation of granulomatous mastitis

Author(s) -

Charu Agarwal,

Kanika Singh,

Mukta Pujani,

Sujata Raychaudhuri,

Nimisha Sharma,

Varsha Chauhan

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

turkish journal of pathology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305

H-Index - 14

eISSN - 1309-5730

pISSN - 1018-5615

DOI - 10.5146/tjpath.2018.01442

Subject(s) - granulomatous mastitis , mastitis , medicine , tuberculosis , pathology , cytology , epithelioid cell , histopathology , histiocyte , stain , dermatology , staining , immunohistochemistry

Granulomatous mastitis is a rare inflammatory condition of the breast clinically mimicking breast carcinoma and pyogenic abscess, thereby creating a diagnostic dilemma. Tuberculous mastitis is a rare clinical entity accounting for approximately 3% of all mammary lesions. All cases of granulomatous mastitis diagnosed cytologically over a period of 3 years were evaluated to ascertain the cases with tuberculous etiology.

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