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ArticleSurgical case reports2024

IgG4-related mastitis managed without excision or steroid therapy.

Hirokazu Matsushima, Masayuki Kikuchi, Rika Miyabe, Sota Yamaguchi, Hidenori Kita, Junko Kobayashi, Takashi Ando, Koji Atsuta, Takayoshi Soga, Tsunehiro Shintani

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Article in Surgical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors.

Hirokazu MatsushimaDepartment of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Shizuoka Hospital, 8-2, Ottemachi, Aoi-Ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 420-0853, Japan.
Masayuki KikuchiDepartment of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Shizuoka Hospital, 8-2, Ottemachi, Aoi-Ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 420-0853, Japan. kikuchimasayuki1224@hotmail.co.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7096-4188
Rika MiyabeTosen Clinic, 1-20, Gohukucho, Aoi-Ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 420-0031, Japan.
Sota YamaguchiDepartment of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Shizuoka Hospital, 8-2, Ottemachi, Aoi-Ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 420-0853, Japan.
Hidenori KitaDepartment of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Shizuoka Hospital, 8-2, Ottemachi, Aoi-Ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 420-0853, Japan.
Junko KobayashiDepartment of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Shizuoka Hospital, 8-2, Ottemachi, Aoi-Ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 420-0853, Japan.
Takashi AndoDepartment of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Shizuoka Hospital, 8-2, Ottemachi, Aoi-Ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 420-0853, Japan.
Koji AtsutaDepartment of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Shizuoka Hospital, 8-2, Ottemachi, Aoi-Ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 420-0853, Japan.
Takayoshi SogaDepartment of Rheumatology, Japanese Red Cross Shizuoka Hospital, 8-2, Ottemachi, Aoi-Ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 420-0853, Japan.
Tsunehiro ShintaniDepartment of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Shizuoka Hospital, 8-2, Ottemachi, Aoi-Ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 420-0853, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IgG4-related mastitis is an extremely rare IgG4-related sclerosing disease involving the breast that must be differentiated from breast cancer. There is currently no consensus regarding the optimal treatment strategies. Here, we report a case of IgG4-related mastitis followed up without excision or steroid therapy. Although the association between IgG4-related mastitis and breast cancer remains unclear, regular follow-up imaging and measurement of serum concentrations of disease activity markers may allow for follow-up without excision or steroid therapy.

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Breast massIgG4-related mastitisIgG4-related sclerosing disease

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PMID38302639
PMCPMC10834898

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