Lupus mastitis is not a surgical disease.

Bayar S., Dusunceli E., Ceyhan K., Uenal E., Turgay M.

The breast journal, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.187-8, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2007.00402.x
  • Dergi Adı: The breast journal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.187-8
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: breast cancer, lupus mastitis, mastitis
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 23-year-old woman with a 2-year history of discoid lupus (SLE) presented with a right lateral upper quadrant breast mass. Physical examination revealed a 5 cm irregular, hard lesion suggestive of a breast malignancy. Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy of the mass confirmed the diagnosis as lupus mastitis. Differential diagnosis of a breast mass in a patient with SLE must include the possibility of lupus mastitis. Surgical resection is usually not necessary, and medical treatment can be implemented successfully.