Research Article

The Cure for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis without Surgery and Steroids: One Size Does Not Fit All

Volume: 7 Number: 3 December 31, 2023
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The Cure for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis without Surgery and Steroids: One Size Does Not Fit All

Abstract

Aim: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare inflammatory breast disease mimicking malignancy with no consensus on the optimal treatment. We aimed to present a single-center algorithm for IGM treatment without surgery and steroids. Material and Methods: This study was conducted at Bülent Ecevit University Hospital, Zonguldak, Turkey, between 2010 and 2020. A prospective database was reviewed to identify patients with biopsyproven IGM who were managed through observation and ultrasound-guided interventions over a 10- year period. Results: Seventy-eight female patients with a confirmed diagnosis of IGM via reevaluation were determined. Of these, 34.61% required ultrasound-guided abscess aspiration and 10.25% required incisional abscess drainage without surgical resection. Complete clinical resolution was achieved within 6 months in 58.97% cases. The overall recurrence rate was 12.82%, and surgical drainage was required in one patient. Univariate logistic regression analysis revealed no statistically significant association between recurrence and the demographic or pathologic factors evaluated. Twenty-two (28.2%) patients with a histopathologic diagnosis of cystic İGM who received antibiotics (doxycycline) achieved complete resolution within 2 weeks and experienced no recurrence. Conclusion: IGM is a self-limiting disease that resolves spontaneously independent of medical intervention and without resection in up to 18 months. After diagnosis, surgery with or without steroids as the first line of therapy should be replaced with close observation and ultrasound-guided interventions according to patients’ preferences.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2023

Submission Date

July 9, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 14, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 7 Number: 3

APA
Taşdöven, İ., Kaymaz, E., Keskin, E., Karadeniz Çakmak, G., & Balbaloglu, H. (2023). The Cure for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis without Surgery and Steroids: One Size Does Not Fit All. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea, 7(3), 303-312. https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1324852
AMA
1.Taşdöven İ, Kaymaz E, Keskin E, Karadeniz Çakmak G, Balbaloglu H. The Cure for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis without Surgery and Steroids: One Size Does Not Fit All. Med J West Black Sea. 2023;7(3):303-312. doi:10.29058/mjwbs.1324852
Chicago
Taşdöven, İlhan, Esin Kaymaz, Emrah Keskin, Güldeniz Karadeniz Çakmak, and Hakan Balbaloglu. 2023. “The Cure for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis Without Surgery and Steroids: One Size Does Not Fit All”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 7 (3): 303-12. https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1324852.
EndNote
Taşdöven İ, Kaymaz E, Keskin E, Karadeniz Çakmak G, Balbaloglu H (December 1, 2023) The Cure for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis without Surgery and Steroids: One Size Does Not Fit All. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 7 3 303–312.
IEEE
[1]İ. Taşdöven, E. Kaymaz, E. Keskin, G. Karadeniz Çakmak, and H. Balbaloglu, “The Cure for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis without Surgery and Steroids: One Size Does Not Fit All”, Med J West Black Sea, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 303–312, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.29058/mjwbs.1324852.
ISNAD
Taşdöven, İlhan - Kaymaz, Esin - Keskin, Emrah - Karadeniz Çakmak, Güldeniz - Balbaloglu, Hakan. “The Cure for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis Without Surgery and Steroids: One Size Does Not Fit All”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea 7/3 (December 1, 2023): 303-312. https://doi.org/10.29058/mjwbs.1324852.
JAMA
1.Taşdöven İ, Kaymaz E, Keskin E, Karadeniz Çakmak G, Balbaloglu H. The Cure for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis without Surgery and Steroids: One Size Does Not Fit All. Med J West Black Sea. 2023;7:303–312.
MLA
Taşdöven, İlhan, et al. “The Cure for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis Without Surgery and Steroids: One Size Does Not Fit All”. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea, vol. 7, no. 3, Dec. 2023, pp. 303-12, doi:10.29058/mjwbs.1324852.
Vancouver
1.İlhan Taşdöven, Esin Kaymaz, Emrah Keskin, Güldeniz Karadeniz Çakmak, Hakan Balbaloglu. The Cure for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis without Surgery and Steroids: One Size Does Not Fit All. Med J West Black Sea. 2023 Dec. 1;7(3):303-12. doi:10.29058/mjwbs.1324852

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The Western Black Sea Medical Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, and open-access journal published by Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University. First launched in 2017, the journal is published three times a year (in April, August, and December) and accepts articles in both Turkish and English.