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The Myth Of Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis, Adel Khalaf, Gamal El-Shemy

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Objectives: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a benign rare inflammatory pseudotumor. Final diagnosis is made by biopsy and histopathology. The goals of this study were to present clinical features of IGM and to evaluate the results of treatments. Materials and methods: Ten female cases who fullfield required clinical and histologic criteria of IGM were enrolled in the study. Demographic data, clinical presentation, medication history, and radiologic results are presented. To confirm the difference in clinical course between IGM patients and other inflammatory breast disease patients, a review of the clinical and pathological data was also performed for patients with symptoms …