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ArticleRadiology case reports2023

Granulomatous mastitis with erythema nodosum: A breast cancer mimicking entity.

Karina A Pesce, Karen L Caro Peralta, Maria Jose Chico, Alejandra Wernicke, Fernando Binder

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Karina A PesceBreast Imaging and Intervention, Department of Medical Imaging, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Karen L Caro PeraltaBreast Imaging and Intervention, Department of Medical Imaging, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Maria Jose ChicoBreast Imaging and Intervention, Department of Medical Imaging, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Alejandra WernickeAnatomical Pathology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Fernando BinderHealth Informatics Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires · AR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present the case of a 42-year-old Hispanic patient who consulted with a left breast mass that showed clinical and imaging signs of breast cancer. During preprocedural examination before needle biopsy, the patient was found to have bilateral, purplish-brown skin lesions on her lower legs, suggestive of erythema nodosum. This clinical finding raised the diagnostic suspicion of granulomatous mastitis, which was later confirmed by histopathology. Granulomatous mastitis is a rare, nonmalignant entity that should be considered in patients of childbearing age who present with a breast mass. The coexistence with erythema nodosum contributes to the clinical suspicion of granulomatous mastitis; the mechanism of this association and the optimal treatment approach remain unknown.

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Case reportErythema nodosumIdiopathic granulomatous mastitisMastitis

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PMID37663565
PMCPMC10474357
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