Lymphocytic mastitis in young women. The importance of histological diagnosis. Case report

Abstract

Lymphocytic mastitis or diabetic mastitis is a rare benign pathology, characterized by fibrotic inflammation of the breast, causing great concern due to the simulation of carcinoma. It is generally associated with type 2 diabetes, although it can occur in other autoimmune pathologies and also in patients without comorbidities.
The clinical case of a young patient without comorbidities who consulted in the breast pathology clinic due to a breast tumor.
A percutaneous trucut biopsy was performed with histological confirmation of lymphocytic mastitis, close control was performed, observing clinical and imaging remission of the lesion in 6 months of follow-up.
The case is presented in order to emphasize the importance of percutaneous histological diagnosis of the lesion, to determine its nature, confirming a benign pathology that does not require resection, thus avoiding causing deformities that could psychologically affect the patient.