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Sarcoidosis of the breasts – when should it be considered? A case report Cover

Sarcoidosis of the breasts – when should it be considered? A case report

Open Access
|Apr 2022

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology. Given its complex clinical presentation, the disorder frequently causes diagnostic challenges. In most cases, the primary manifestation is in the lungs and mediastinum. Breast involvement as the primary manifestation of sarcoidosis is rare, accounting for less than 1% of cases. The authors present the case of a 44-year-old woman whose disease first manifested as multiple non-specific BIRADS 4 lesions in both breasts, accompanied by axillary lymphadenopathy, detected by ultrasound examination. The lesions were not visible on mammography. The course of the disease was clinically silent, with intermittent remissions, until the complete resolution of focal breast lesions on ultrasound after two years of follow-up. The paper presents an algorithm for the management of multifocal breast pathology with associated lymphadenopathy, which led to the prompt verification of sarcoidosis.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/JoU.2022.0022 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
Language: English
Page range: 136 - 139
Submitted on: Jul 8, 2021
Accepted on: Nov 24, 2021
Published on: Apr 27, 2022
Published by: MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2022 Dominika Jaguś, Ivan Yafimtsau, Robert K. Mlosek, Luiza Jonczak, Katarzyna Roszkowska-Purska, Katarzyna Dobruch-Sobczak, published by MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
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