ReviewBreast care (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Current Understanding and Management of Plasma Cell Mastitis: Can We Benefit from What We Know?
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk factors for non-puerperal mastitis: a meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided surgery with traditional surgery for plasma cell mastitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Accessory breast plasma cell mastitis managed with traditional Chinese medicine: A case report.Medicine · 2026Article
- Demographic characteristics and clinical analysis of patients with plasma cell mastitis: a single-center, retrospective, cross-sectional study.Gland surgery · 2026Article
- Plasma cell mastitis: a comprehensive review of etiological advances and future directions.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Prolactin-Linked Plasma Cell-Macrophage Immune Phenotype in Synchronous Bilateral Plasma Cell Mastitis: A Two-Center Prediction Study with Tissue Correspondence.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Recent Advances in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Plasma Cell Mastitis.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
- Targeted Duct Excision Reduces Recurrence and Shortens Treatment Duration in Periductal Mastitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Multimodal imaging pitfalls in differentiating unilateral plasma cell mastitis from breast cancer: a case description.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Comparative study of layered breast defect reconstruction and traditional surgery in the treatment of plasma cell mastitis: a single-center study.Gland surgery · 2025Article
- Profiling the full-length transcriptome of plasma cell mastitis via nanopore sequencing.BMC genomic data · 2025Article
- Research Progress of Plasma Cell Mastitis.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2025Review
- Surgical Management of Recurrent Plasma Cell Mastitis in a Male Patient: A Case Report.International medical case reports journal · 2025Article
- Risk factor analysis and development of a nomogram prediction model for Plasma Cell Mastitis.PloS one · 2025Article
- Identification of NPM and non-mass breast cancer based on radiological features and radiomics.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Case Report: Experience in the diagnosis and treatment of a male patient with plasma cell mastitis in the lump stage and review of the literature.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- The ammonia-Slc4a11 axis in T cells alleviates LPS-induced mastitis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Mechanisms of EMT in the immune microenvironment of plasma cell mastitis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- High cure rate and satisfaction in patients with periductal mastitis via the latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap technique: a retrospective study.Gland surgery · 2024Article
- Bilateral plasma cell mastitis simulating breast cancer: a case report and literature review.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background: Plasma cell mastitis (PCM), also known as mammary duct ectasia, is a chronic nonbacterial breast inflammation characterized by duct expansion and plasma cell infiltration. The severe and intense clinical manifestations profoundly affect the quality of life of female patients. Although the pathological process of PCM is known to include four stages (duct dilatation, inflammation, abscess and fistula), there is still lack of imaging techniques and serum markers with high specificity in clinical practice. Due to recurrent acute attacks and the prolonged healing process of the disease, most patients choose to accept mastectomy. Summary: We searched for studies, reports and reviews referring to PCM in the past 20 years; more than half of the results were related to animal studies, and little attention has been paid to human beings, which may explain the frequent misdiagnosis of PCM as breast cancer and the limited treatment options. This review focuses on the current diagnostic methods and markers for PCM and hierarchically discusses the typical clinical features, etiological causes and relevant molecular mechanisms of PCM. Key Messages: We herein highlight the urgent need to develop more specific and sensitive biomarkers in the clinical laboratory. It will help to establish a standardized flowchart for the diagnosis and treatment of PCM in order to improve recovery for female patients.
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