Case Report
Year : 2021 | Volume : 5 | Issue : 2 | Page : 78 - 81
Cystic neutrophilic granulomatous mastitis: Two cases of unusual histological breast entity
Gagan Kumar Rangari, Shankhanila Mazumdar, Neeraj Dhameja, Ragini Gupta, Ajay Kumar Khanna1
Departments of Pathology and 1 Urology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Address for correspondence:
Dr. Shankhanila Mazumdar,
Department of Pathology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Semicircle Road Number 4, Varanasi ‐ 221 005, Uttar Pradesh, India.
E‐mail: shankhanilamazumdar@gmail.com
Abstract
Cystic neutrophilic granulomatous mastitis (CNGM) is a newly recognized entity that occurs in parous reproductive-aged or lactating women presented with mastitis and can mimic with malignancy. Most of the cases of CNGM are idiopathic and some cases associated with Gram-positive lipophilic Corynebacterium species. Here, we present two cases of CNGM in which patients presented with painful breast lump. Interdisciplinary approach may help in accurate diagnosis and optimal patient management of these subtype of mastitis.
Keywords: Breast lesion, cystic, giant cells, granulomatous, neutrophilic infiltrates
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How to cite this article:
Rangari GK, Mazumdar S, Dhameja N, Gupta R, Khanna AK. Cystic neutrophilic granulomatous mastitis: Two cases of unusual histological breast entity. Int J Clinicopathol Correl 2021;5:78-81.
