Lupus mastitis is not a surgical disease

Breast J. 2007 Mar-Apr;13(2):187-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2007.00402.x.

Abstract

A 23-year-old woman with a 2-year history of discoid lupus (SLE) presented with a right lateral upper quadrant breast mass. Physical examination revealed a 5 cm irregular, hard lesion suggestive of a breast malignancy. Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy of the mass confirmed the diagnosis as lupus mastitis. Differential diagnosis of a breast mass in a patient with SLE must include the possibility of lupus mastitis. Surgical resection is usually not necessary, and medical treatment can be implemented successfully.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy, Fine-Needle
  • Breast / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / complications*
  • Mastitis / diagnosis*
  • Mastitis / etiology