Aetiology of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis

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World Journal of Clinical Cases

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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2014; 2(12): 852-858
Published online Dec 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i12.852

Aetiology of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis

Fatih Altintoprak, Taner Kivilcim, Orhan Veli Ozkan

Fatih Altintoprak, Orhan Veli Ozkan, Department of General Surgery, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, 54100 Sakarya, Turkey

Taner Kivilcim, Department of General Surgery, Sakarya University Research and Educational Hospital, 54100 Sakarya, Turkey

Author contributions: Altintoprak F and Kivilcim T contributed equally to this work and generated the figures and wrote the manuscript; Ozkan OV designed the aim of the editorial and wrote the manuscript.

Correspondence to: Orhan Veli Ozkan, MD, Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Adnan Menderes Caddesi, Saglik Sokak No. 193, 54100 Sakarya, Turkey. veliorhan@hotmail.com

Telephone: +90-532-3417440 Fax: +90-264-255210

Received: May 1, 2014
Revised: July 7, 2014
Accepted: October 1, 2014
Published online: December 16, 2014

Core Tip

Core tip: Aetiology of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis has not been fully elucidated. In this article, possible aetiologic factors mentioned in the literature are discussed in detail. Additionally, ethnicity factor which is briefly mentioned previously in the literature are detailed.