Tuberculosis of the breast: a rare modern disease

Domingo, Ch.; Ruiz, J.; Roig, Jordi; Texidó, Anna; Aguilar, X.; Morera, Josep

doi:10.1016/0041-3879(90)90081-i

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“…10 As per Cooper's theory breast involvement is secondary to retrograde lymphatic extension. 11 On the basis of this hypothesis axillary involvement may occur in 50-75% cases. In our study axillary lymphadenopathy was present in 47.3% (9/19) of patients.…”

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Tubercular mastitis: An institutional experience from a tertiary care centre of northern India

Gupta¹,

Bains²,

Yadav³

et al. 2017

Asian J Med Sci

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Background: Tuberculous mastitis (TM) is a rare extra pulmonary presentation of tuberculosis. It may be problematic to distinguish from carcinoma breast, a condition with which it may coexist. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) / biopsy are indispensable for diagnosis and tuberculosis culture when positive may be very valuable to guide antimicrobial therapy.Aims and Objectives: To disseminate the message to the concerned expertise that it can present a diagnostic problem on radiological and microbiological investigations, and thus a high index of suspicion is needed.Materials and Methods: 19 cases of tubercular mastitis between January 2012 to March 2014 were identified and included in the present study. Cytology and biopsy alongwith AFB stain was done for confirmation.Results: Age ranged between 23- 55 years (median 33 years). Axillary nodes were palpable in 9 (47.3%) patients. Acid Fast Bacilli stain which was positive in only 3 patients. All the 19 patients were started on antitubercular treatment.Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of early diagnosis and aggressive medical and if required surgical management to cure this disease.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.8(3) 2017 72-75

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Tubercular mastitis: An institutional experience from a tertiary care centre of northern India

Gupta¹,

Bains²,

Yadav³

et al. 2017

Asian J Med Sci

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“…According to the Cooper's theory, communication between the axillary glands and the breast results in secondary involvement of the breast by retrograde lymphatic extension [20].…”

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Breast Tuberculosis

2015

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“…It is uncommon in India. Moreover, the disease is not diagnosed easily because of its physical similarity to carcinoma and bacterial abscesses [4,5].…”

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