Authors: El Hachami Fz, Maali I, Imami Y, Saligane A, Boufettal H, Mahdaoui S, Samouh N.
Sarcoidosis is an idiopathic, systemic, granulomatous inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that affects both sexes with predominance in young women. It is characterized histologically by the presence of epitheliocellular granuloma without caseous necrosis. It usually affects the lungs, skin, liver, spleen, eyes, bone phalanges and parotid glands.
Granulomatous mastitis is a benign inflammatory pseudotumor. This rare anatomoclinical entity poses a problem of differential diagnosis with other granulomatoses and especially with breast carcinoma. The coexistence of systemic manifestations should lead to the discussion of sarcoidosis. In our work, we report 2 cases of breast sarcoidosis, which were treated and cured.
Objective: To establish the diagnostic criteria of the granulomatous mastitis, and to quote the major elements to eliminate the other differential diagnosis especially the mammary carcinoma.
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