Giant Cell Arteritis of the Breast

Buyukpinarbasili N., GÜCİN Z., ERSOY Y. E., YILDIZ Ş.

BEZMIALEM SCIENCE, cilt.3, sa.3, ss.87-89, 2015 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: BEZMIALEM SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.87-89
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Breast, mass, giant cell arteritis, LESION
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Systemic vasculitis such as Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), giant cell arteritis (GCA), and poliarteritis nodosa (PAN) may produce tumor-like masses in various organs. GCA may affect large vessels and also rarely present with primary visceral involvement in the breast. In these situations, GCA may confuse with malignancy because of characteristics such as tenderness, redness, and mass formation. This article presents a case report on an 87-year-old woman with palpable mass in her breast and was diagnosed as GCA in the biopsied lesion.