J Korean Soc Ultrasound Med.
2011 Dec;30(4):307-310.
Diffuse Type Primary Mycobacterium Tuberculosis of the Breast: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea. lionmain@catholic.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.
Abstract
- Tuberculous mastitis is a rare manifestation of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. It mimics inflammatory breast cancer or other pyogenic inflammations. In most of the tuberculous mastitis reports, coexisting or prior tuberculosis infection and secondary infection of the breast by direct spread via axillary or cervical lymphadenopathy, or hematogenous spread have been noted. We describe the mammographic and ultrasonographic findings of a case of diffuse type mycobacterium tuberculosis of the breast showing diffuse edema which was confirmed as tuberculosis through biopsy and had no evidence of old or concurrent pulmonary tuberculosis on chest computed tomography.
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