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16681540

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-9
pubmed:abstractText
Thirty-eight patients with mammary gland tuberculosis were evaluated over a 5-year period presenting to the surgical unit of our institution. Unilateral involvement of the breast in a woman presenting at an average age of 29 years was the commonest observation. A lump in the breast with or without discharging sinuses was the most common clinical presentation. Ten (26%) of these patients had breast pain with or without increased breast nodularity. Axillary lymph nodal involvement was evident in 14 (36%) of our patients. Only five patients had associated pulmonary tuberculosis, the rest having an isolated involvement of the breast. Fine-needle aspiration cytology was the most reliable diagnostic modality. Medical therapy with antitubercular drugs ranging from 6 to 9 months was the mainstay of treatment. Surgical intervention was reserved for selected refractory cases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1445-1433
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
76
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
234-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Mammary tuberculosis: analysis of thirty-eight patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. hasanharris@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article