Various presentations of breast tuberculosis and tuberculous lymphadenopathy: A case series of surgical rarityMohamed Arif Hameed Sultan1, Firdaus Hayati1, Nornazirah Azizan2, Chang Haur Lee3, Siti Zubaidah Sharif31Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
2Department of Pathobiology and Medical Diagnostic, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia, Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
3Breast and Endocrine Unit, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Tuberculosis (TB) is a common granulomatous disease especially in endemic regions. The rarity is further accentuated if the
pathology arises primarily from the breast. The diagnosis is arduous even upon complete triple assessment. These conditions
often give a diagnostic dilemma mimicking malignancy which ultimately requires surgical intervention. We report a series of
six cases of TB-related breast pathology with a variety of unusual presentations, our management strategies and review of the
literature. Keywords: Extra-pulmonary, breast tuberculosis, breast lump, chronic sinuses
Mohamed Arif Hameed Sultan, Firdaus Hayati, Nornazirah Azizan, Chang Haur Lee, Siti Zubaidah Sharif. Various presentations of breast tuberculosis and tuberculous lymphadenopathy: A case series of surgical rarity. Medeniyet Med J. 2017; 32(1): 33-41
Corresponding Author: Firdaus Hayati, Malaysia |
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