A CASE OF MAMMARY TUBERCULOSIS

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  • NAKAYAMA Yujiro
    Division of Breast Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital
  • ARUGA Tomoyuki
    Division of Breast Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital
  • HORIGUCHI Shin-ichiro
    Division of Pathology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital
  • FUNATA Nobuaki
    Division of Pathology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital
  • KUROI Katsumasa
    Division of Breast Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital

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  • 乳腺結核の１例

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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.<BR>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.

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