Abstract
A 40-year-old Filipino woman consulted our department because of a hard lump in her left breast. Physical, mammographic and ultrasonographic findings suggested malignancy. However, fine needle aspiration biopsy cytology showed only granulomatous cells. Excisional biopsy was performed. Histological examination showed a granulomatous lesion with caseation necrosis, a finding specific to tuberculosis. We ultimately diagnosed tuberculosis of the breast by PCR of the resected specimen.
Tuberculosis of the breast is a rare benign breast disease, but often mimicks breast carcinoma in both physical and imaging findings. We describe herein a rare case of tuberculosis of the breast with a review of the relevant literature.
