TY - JOUR A1 - Singh, Ravi A1 - Agrawal, Meetu A1 - Madan, Neha A1 - Ahluwalia, Charanjeet A1 - Tandon, Megha T1 - Morphological features in granulomatous mastitis: A window to the etiopathogenesis Y1 - 2018/1/1 JF - International Journal of Histopathological Interpretation JO - Int J Histopathol Interpret SP - 1 EP - 7 VL - 7 IS - 1 UR - https://www.ijhi.org/article.asp?issn=WKMP-0130;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=1;epage=7;aulast=Singh DO - 10.4103/ijhi.ijhi_4_20 N2 - Background: Granulomatous mastitis holds a special place amongst the various non-neoplastic lesions of breast. Most granulomas at various sites are thought to be and turn out to be tubercular, especially in a high tuberculosis prevalence country. However, a physiologically dynamic organ-like breast can have granulomas due to various causes, which have different therapeutic implications. Further, these lesions are usually mass-forming and close mimickers of malignancy. A careful analysis of histopathology can provide important clues to the etiopathogenesis. Aims: The aim of this study was to perform a detailed histopathological examination of cases of granulomatous mastitis and correlate it with clinical characteristics and follow-up data wherever applicable. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of cases retrieved was carried out by two pathologists (RPS and MA). The morphological details were analyzed against the clinical, surgical, and follow-up data. Results and Conclusion: With careful analysis, the nature of constituent cells, relative proportion of cells and associated pathological findings can provide a clue as to the etiology of granulomas. ER -