Bilateral eosinophilic mastitis: An uncommon unheard entity

Article type: Case Report

Authors: Singh, Aminder^{; *} | Kaur, Pavneet | Sood, Neena | Puri, Harpreet | Garg, Bhavna

Affiliations: Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Tagore Nagar, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Aminder Singh, Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Tagore Nagar, Pathology, 0091-8968966550, Ludhiana, Punjab 141001, India. E-mail: dramisingh@gmail.com

Abstract: We are reporting a case of bilateral eosinophilic mastitis which is rare and hardly heard. It is a mimicker of carcinoma breast both clinically & radiologically. A 30 years old non diabetic female presented with bilateral breast lumps with history of rhinitis off & on and peripheral eosinophilia. Mammography was suspicious while ultrasonography was diagnostic of bilateral mastitis. Aspiration cytology exhibited inflammatory lesion rich in eosinophils. Histopathology revealed the diagnosis of eosinophilic mastitis. Eosinophilic infiltration of the breast is a rare manifestation of tissue involvement in peripheral eosinophilia and bilateralism is even rarer.

Keywords: Eosinophilic mastitis, eosinophilia

DOI: 10.3233/BD-140385

Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 33-36, 2015