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Postgrad Med J 2002;78:422-424 doi:10.1136/pmj.78.921.422
  • Original article

Mammary tuberculosis: report on 52 cases

  1. R Khanna1,
  2. G V Prasanna1,
  3. P Gupta1,
  4. M Kumar2,
  5. S Khanna1,
  6. A K Khanna1
  1. 1Department of Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India
  2. 2Department of Pathology
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr R Khanna
  • Received 15 June 2001
  • Accepted 25 March 2002

Abstract

Fifty two cases of tuberculosis of the breast encountered over a 15 year period and accounting for 3% of all breast lesions are reported. The classic presentation was a breast lump with associated sinus in 39%, isolated breast lump in 23%, sinus without lump in 12%, and tender nodularity in 23% of the patients. Associated axillary lymphadenopathy was found in 41%. Diagnosis was confirmed by fine needle aspiration cytology or histology in all the cases and antitubercular therapy formed the mainstay of treatment.

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