Fig. 7
From: Granulomatous diseases of the breast and axilla: radiological findings with pathological correlation
Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis. A 30-year-old woman in the second trimester of pregnancy had a tender lump in the right breast. She had first noticed a lump in the upper outer right breast approximately 2 months previously, and it had increased in size. On physical examination, there was a 10 × 10-cm firm mass in the upper outer quadrant. Biopsies showed acute and chronic granulomatous inflammation with micro-abscesses. All cultures were negative. a Photographs of open wounds that developed after biopsy (left) but healed with antibiotics but no steroids (right). b Ultrasound showed a large hypoechoic irregular mass with draining sinus tract (red arrow). c Axial post-contrast MRI showed diffuse parenchymal enhancement with micro-abscesses (red arrow)