Department of Integrated Breast Care and Centre, AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Bina Ravi is working as a senior professor in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for the department of general surgery and is sepcialized in breast surgery and her research is related to breast cancer
Research Article
Granulomatous Mastitis: Is it Boon or Bane??
Author(s): Satish Chaitanya K*, Prateek Sharda, Ananya Deori, Anamika Kumar, Manju Verma, Anjum Syed and Bina Ravi
Introduction: Granulomatous mastitis (GM) is a rare benign breast disease subdivided into idiopathic and specific.
The clinical and imaging diagnosis is often challenging as it can mimic malignancy. It has characteristic histological
features of multinucleated giant cells, non-caseating granulomas, and necrosis. The treatment is still controversial
with steroid therapy as a primary modality and surgery are avoided due to fistula formation and recurrences.
Aims and objectives: This study aims to establish the descriptive features of granulomatous mastitis and the
correlation between various risk factors affecting and leading to the recurrence of the disease.
Materials and methods: This was a retrospective study carried out for a period of 12 months at IBCC (Integrated
Breast Care Centre) established in A.. View more»