CHRONIC MASTITIS CLINICALLY SIMILAR TO BREAST CARCINOMA : A REPORT OF TWO CASES

Hiroshi Matsumoto; Yuichi Iino; Hiroyuki Takei; Michio Maemura; Jun Horiguchi; Takao Yokoe; Tetsunari Oyama; Yasuo Morishita

doi:10.2974/kmj.47.449

Hiroshi Matsumoto, Yuichi Iino, Hiroyuki Takei, Michio Maemura, Jun Horiguchi, Takao Yokoe, Tetsunari Oyama, Yasuo Morishita

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Keywords: Chronic mastitis, Granulomatous mastitis, Duct ectasia

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1997 Volume 47 Issue 6 Pages 449-451

DOI https://doi.org/10.2974/kmj.47.449

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Abstract

Two patients with chronic mastitis clinically similar to breast carcinoma are presented. The pathological findings revealed to be chronic mastitis as the subsequent change to duct ectasia in one and to be granulomatous mastitis in the other. Whenever breast lump is diagnosed, chronic mastitis clinically similar to breast carcinoma must be in consideration.

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