Concurrence of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis and breast cancer in a patient on neoadjuvant chemotherapy: A case report

Authors

Amal Mahmood, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Romana Idress, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Lubna Vohra, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

Medical College Pakistan; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Breast Surgery

Abstract

Introduction: Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis is a rare benign inflammatory disease of the breast.
Presentation of the case: We present a case of 45-year-old woman who was diagnosed with stage II invasive ductal carcinoma in the left breast. While receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy, she developed idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) in the left breast after the second cycle. She underwent modified radical mastectomy and has been managed with steroids for IGM on the contralateral side, which developed later in the course of the disease. This is a unique finding with limited literature available on similar cases, to the best of our knowledge.
Discussion: IGM poses a diagnostic challenge requiring histopathology for definitive diagnosis.
Conclusion: Treatment guidelines of IGM are not established making it difficult to manage.

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Publication (Name of Journal)

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

DOI

10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110702

Recommended Citation

Mahmood, A., Idress, R., Vohra, L. (2025). Concurrence of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis and breast cancer in a patient on neoadjuvant chemotherapy: A case report. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 126.
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