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Mariana C. MARQUES, Margarida COITEIRO, Helena GASPAR, Gabriela GASPARINHO, José S. PEREIRA. Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis associated with paliperidone. Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche 2022; 181(1-2) doi: 10.23736/S0393-3660.20.04304-1
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Amy Caton Polverini, Laura Kruper. Surgical Emergencies in the Cancer Patient. 2017;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-44025-5_20
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Kenan Çetin. Breastfeeding and secretory factors in idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: Unveiling etiological insights. World Journal of Surgery 2025; 49(1) doi: 10.1002/wjs.12426
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Taha Furkan Ertürk, Özgür Çakır, Büşra Yaprak Bayrak, Abdullah Güneş, Selahattin Aydemir, Nihat Zafer Utkan. Local Steroid Treatment: An Effective Procedure for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis, Including Complicated Cases. Journal of Investigative Surgery 2022; 35(4) doi: 10.1080/08941939.2021.1933272
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Avarna Agarwal, Sakir Ahmed. IMMUNE-MEDIATED DISEASES OF THE BREAST. Anti-Aging Eastern Europe 2025; 4(4) doi: 10.56543/aaeeu.2025.4.4.03
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Merve Gulsen Bal Albayrak, Turgay Simsek, Murat Kasap, Gurler Akpinar, Nuh Zafer Canturk, Sertac Ata Guler. Tissue proteome analysis revealed an association between cancer, immune system response, and the idiopathic granulomatous mastitis. Medical Oncology 2022; 39(12) doi: 10.1007/s12032-022-01845-2
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Fatemeh Shojaeian, Shahpar Haghighat, Fereshteh Abbasvandi, Alireza Houshdar Tehrani, Niki Najar Najafi, Ashkan Zandi, Asiie Olfatbakhsh, Maryam Sharifi, Esmat Hashemi, Nahid Nafissi, Safa Najafi. Refractory and Recurrent Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis Treatment: Adaptive, Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2024; 238(6) doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001046
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Pratiksha Gondkar, Hemant Kumar, Khushal Patel. Incidence and risk factors associated with human mastitis. Health Sciences Review 2024; 12 doi: 10.1016/j.hsr.2024.100191
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Mary McNaughton-Cassill, Joseph Torres, Sandra Pahl, Carolyn Cassill. Granulomatous Mastitis Is Not as Benign as You Might Think: What Doctors Need to Know about the Lived Experience of People with This Rare Disease. Breast Care 2025; 20(4) doi: 10.1159/000544888
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Suhair Al Saad, Hamdi Al Shenawi, Eman Farid, Fatima Al Shenawi, Huda Shaker, Noor Al Shenawi. The First Reported Case of Hafnia alvei Granulomatous Mastitis in Humans. Cureus 2024;  doi: 10.7759/cureus.70989
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Chunxiang Tian, Xiaorong Han, Zeyu Liu, Xinlin Lv, Ping Ning. Methotrexate and low‐dose corticosteroid: An effective alternate against corticosteroid‐resistant granulomatous lobular mastitis. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research 2022; 48(11) doi: 10.1111/jog.15396
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Semih Sağlik. The role of clinical and radiological risk factors and triglyceride-glucose index in predicting recurrence of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis. Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care 2024; 5(5) doi: 10.47582/jompac.1539100
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Mohammed Alenazi, Sarah Howse, Syed Ali Imran, Priya Gusain. Drug‐Induced Hyperprolactinemia and Granulomatous Mastitis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases 2025; 2025(1) doi: 10.1155/crdi/9409072
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Zhebin Liang, Lifeng Zhang. Research Progress of Plasma Cell Mastitis. Immunity, Inflammation and Disease 2025; 13(4) doi: 10.1002/iid3.70199
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Fei Zhou, Lu Liu, Liyuan Liu, Lixiang Yu, Fei Wang, Yujuan Xiang, Chao Zheng, Shuya Huang, Han Cai, Zhigang Yu. Comparison of Conservative versus Surgical Treatment Protocols in Treating Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: A Meta-Analysis. Breast Care 2020; 15(4) doi: 10.1159/000503602
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Ahmet Burak Ciftci, Ömer Faruk Bük, Kürşat Yemez, Süleyman Polat, İrem Melike Yazıcıoğlu. Risk Factors and the Role of the Albumin-to-Globulin Ratio in Predicting Recurrence Among Patients with Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis. Journal of Inflammation Research 2022;  doi: 10.2147/JIR.S377804
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Mansour Bahardoust, Elahe Zenynali, Fatemeh Majdolashrafi, Babak Goodarzy, Mohsen Khaleghian, Adnan Tizmaghz, Ali Tayebi. Predictors of Recurrence Rate in Women with Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Breast Diseases 2024; 17(3) doi: 10.61186/ijbd.17.3.4
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Hande Koksal. The Clinical Utility of Autoantibodies in Patients with Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis. Journal of Investigative Surgery 2022; 35(2) doi: 10.1080/08941939.2020.1861666
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Alfredo Camargo MD PhD, Bianchi F, De Fazio B, Salazar L, Marquez J, Tomas Ramilo MD, Tomas Garcia Balcarce MD . Is it possible to avoid the late diagnosis of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis?. Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal 2021; 12(6) doi: 10.15406/ogij.2021.12.00614
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Ankita Das Sheth, Shalaka Joshi, Arul Kumar, Nita Nair, Tanuja Shet, Ayushi Sahay, Palak Thakkar, Purvi Haria, Aparna Katdare, Vani Parmar, Sangeeta Desai, Rajendra Badwe, Neslihan Cabioglu. Management of Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: Effectiveness of a Steroid‐Free Regimen Using Tinospora cordifolia—A Single‐Institution Experience. The Breast Journal 2025; 2025(1) doi: 10.1155/tbj/2997891
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Alp Ömer Cantürk, Fazilet Erözgen, Barış Mantoğlu, Türkan Ikizceli, Saime Gül Barut, Muzaffer Akıncı. Assessing the efficacy of systemic and intralesional steroid in recurrent or refractory granulomatous mastitis. Polish Journal of Surgery 2025; 97(3) doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0055.0466
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Shiveta Razdan, Adhrit Jha, Megha Tandon, Gaurav Khanna, Manya Giri Nishad. Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis in India: Imaging Spectrum and Outcomes across Different Management Strategies. Breast Care 2026;  doi: 10.1159/000553051
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Amal Mahmood, Romana Idrees, Lubna Mushtaque Vohra. Concurrence of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis and breast cancer in a patient on neoadjuvant chemotherapy: A case report. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2025; 126(C) doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110702
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Rute S S Castelhano, Leah Argus, Daniel Ahari, Goonj Johri, Emma MacInnes, Shaneel Shah, Christopher Darlow, Vijay Sharma, Rudresh Shukla, Iain Lyburn, Nisha Sharma, Roisin Bradley, Cliona C Kirwan. Risk factors for idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: scoping review. BJS Open 2026; 10(5) doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrag137
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B. Zulfiqar, U. Appalaneni, B. Ahmed, A. Hassan, P. Boddu, A. Carey. Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis mimicking inflammatory breast carcinoma: What are the odds?. IDCases 2016; 6 doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2016.10.006
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John Davis, Daniela Cocco, Samantha Matz, Chiu-Hsieh Hsu, Morgan J. Brown, Jennifer Lee, Marcia E. Bouton, Daniel M. Caruso, Ian K. Komenaka. Re-evaluating if observation continues to be the best management of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis. Surgery 2019; 166(6) doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.06.030
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Carlos Vilela Desposorio, Jorge Antonio Lozada Cáceda. Mastitis granulomatosa no caseificante: revisión retrospectiva de 61 casos. Revista de Senología y Patología Mamaria 2024; 37(1) doi: 10.1016/j.senol.2023.100546
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Harit Kapoor, Yuxi Zhang, Shadi A. Qasem, Wendi Owen, Margaret M. Szabunio. Xantho-granulomatous mastitis preceded by cysts on ultrasound: Two cases with review of literature. Clinical Imaging 2021; 78 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.02.033
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Matthew H. Nguyen, Janice G. Molland, Suellyn Kennedy, Timothy J. Gray, Sandhya Limaye. Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: case series and clinical review. Internal Medicine Journal 2021; 51(11) doi: 10.1111/imj.15112
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Seeu Si Ong, Jia Xu, Choon Kiat Sim, Alexis Jiaying Khng, Peh Joo Ho, Philip Kam Weng Kwan, Aarthi Ravikrishnan, Kiat-Tee Benita Tan, Qing Ting Tan, Ern Yu Tan, Su-Ming Tan, Thomas Choudary Putti, Swee Ho Lim, Ee Ling Serene Tang, Niranjan Nagarajan, Neerja Karnani, Jingmei Li, Mikael Hartman. Profiling Microbial Communities in Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023; 24(2) doi: 10.3390/ijms24021042
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Cennet Sahin, Burcin Agridag Ucpinar. Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis in a male breast following intravesical Bacille Calmette–Guerin treatment. Journal of Infection and Public Health 2020; 13(5) doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.09.006
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Kenan Çetin, Hasan Ediz Sıkar, Bahadır M. Güllüoğlu. Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis with erythema nodosum: Is it a variant of clinical presentation indicating treatment resistance? A retrospective cohort study. The Breast Journal 2020; 26(9) doi: 10.1111/tbj.13944
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Seeu Si Ong, Jean Xiang Ying Sim, Ching-Wan Chan, Peh Joo Ho, Zi Lin Lim, Mikael Hartman, Jingmei Li. Current approaches to diagnosing and treating idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: A summary from in-depth clinician interviews. Heliyon 2024; 10(19) doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e38345
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Mengdi Zhang, Dongqing Pu, Dandan Feng, Guangxi Shi, Jingwei Li. Rare and Complicated Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis (2000–2023): A Bibliometrics Study and Visualization Analysis. Journal of Inflammation Research 2024;  doi: 10.2147/JIR.S465844
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Celil Seyidli, Yunushan Furkan Aydoğdu, Çağrı Büyükkasap, Ramazan Kozan, Mahir Nasirov, Kürşat Dikmen, Güldal Esendağli Yilmaz, Murat Akin. The role of tissue IgG4 levels in steroid therapy in patients with idiopathic granulomatous mastitis. Clinical and Experimental Medicine 2024; 24(1) doi: 10.1007/s10238-024-01444-7
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Fabio Barra, Maria Grazia Centurioni, Claudio Gustavino, Franco Alessandri, Simone Ferrero. Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: The Importance of Summarizing the Heterogenous Evidence of the Current Literature. Journal of Investigative Surgery 2022; 35(3) doi: 10.1080/08941939.2021.1901162
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Ying Han, LiHui Shi, YanRan Zhang, Imtiaz Wani. Efficacy and Tolerability of Methotrexate for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. The Breast Journal 2026; 2026(1) doi: 10.1155/tbj/6710172
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Seeu Si Ong, Peh Joo Ho, Jonathan Jun Kit Liow, Qing Ting Tan, Serene Si Ning Goh, Jingmei Li, Mikael Hartman. A meta-analysis of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis treatments for remission and recurrence prevention. Frontiers in Medicine 2024; 11 doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1346790
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Amal Alrayes, Raed Almarzooq, Hussain Adnan Abdulla. Surgical treatment of granulomatous mastitis: Our experience in Bahrain. The Breast Journal 2019; 25(5) doi: 10.1111/tbj.13378
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Ximeng Zuo, Xiaoguang Shi, Xiang Gao, Rui Lai, Pengzhou Liu, Ze Zhao. Treatment Effect of Mammary Duct Exploration Combined with Focal Resection on Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis. Journal of Inflammation Research 2021;  doi: 10.2147/JIR.S309101
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Mustafa Emiroglu, Alper Akcan, Mehmet Velidedeoglu, Sadullah Girgin, Ozgur Aytac, N. Zafer Canturk, Kerim Bora Yilmaz, Hande Koksal, Neslihan Cabioglu, Kenan Cetin, Bahadır Gulluoglu. Diagnosis, Approach, and Clinical Classification of Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: Consensus Report. Breast Care 2024; 19(5) doi: 10.1159/000541482
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Namita Mohindra, Neeraj Jain, Mayilvaganan Sabaretnam, Vinita Agrawal, Prabhakar Mishra, Pragya Chaturvedi, Anjali Mishra, Gaurav Agarwal. Mammography and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis in Granulomatous and Nongranulomatous Mastitis. Journal of Surgical Research 2023; 281 doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.08.009
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Zeynep Şener Bahçe, Hamza Aktaş. Patients with idiopathic granulomatous mastitis accompanied by erythema nodosum. International Journal of Clinical Practice 2021; 75(4) doi: 10.1111/ijcp.13928
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Yi-Min Huang, Chiao Lo, Chiao-Feng Cheng, Cheng-Hsun Lu, Song-Chou Hsieh, Ko-Jen Li. Serum C-Reactive Protein and Interleukin-6 Levels as Biomarkers for Disease Severity and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2021; 10(10) doi: 10.3390/jcm10102077
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Ran Liu, Zixuan Luo, Chong Dai, Yuchen Wei, Shuqing Yan, Xinwen Kuang, Kuan Qi, Aisi Fu, Yinxin Li, Shuai Fu, Zhengning Ma, Wen Dai, Xiao Xiao, Qing Wu, Haokui Zhou, Yan Rao, Jingping Yuan, Ting Shi, Zixin Deng, Chuang Chen, Tiangang Liu. Corynebacterium parakroppenstedtii secretes a novel glycolipid to promote the development of granulomatous lobular mastitis. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy 2024; 9(1) doi: 10.1038/s41392-024-01984-0
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Changjun Wang, Yan Lin, Yidong Zhou, Qiang Sun. Novel Paradigm for Treating Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis. Journal of Investigative Surgery 2021; 34(7) doi: 10.1080/08941939.2019.1711269
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Haleh Pak, Leila Haji Maghsoudi, Ali Soltanian, Sepideh Jafarinia. Evaluation of clinical manifestation and risk factors of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis. International Journal of Surgery Open 2021; 35 doi: 10.1016/j.ijso.2021.100380
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Tingting Ge, Ping Sun, Xue Feng, Xiang Gao, Shuang Gao, Tangshun Wang, Xiaoguang Shi. Clinical features and risk factors of bilateral granulomatous lobular mastitis. Medicine 2024; 103(17) doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037854
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Grace Liu, Donna McRitchie, Elizabeth Russell, Elizabeth C. Cates. Spontaneous, idiopathic granulomatous mastitis in a pregnant patient: A case report and review of the literature. Heliyon 2023; 9(11) doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21619
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Nihal Lermi, Ali Ekin, Tuğba Ocak, Zeynep Yılmaz Bozkurt, Mehmet Akif Ötegeçeli, Burcu Yağız, Belkıs Nihan Coşkun, Yavuz Pehlivan, Ediz Dalkılıç. What predicts the recurrence in ıdiopathic granulomatous mastitis?. Clinical Rheumatology 2023; 42(9) doi: 10.1007/s10067-023-06651-3
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Hande Koksal. What are the new findings with regard to the mysterious disease idiopathic granulomatous mastitis?. Surgery Today 2021; 51(7) doi: 10.1007/s00595-020-02204-2
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Mari Fujii, Yasuyoshi Mizutani, Takahiko Sakuma, Kouichiro Tagami, Kiichiro Okamoto, Yasushi Kuno, Michihiko Harada, Koichi Kubouchi, Yutaka Tsutsumi. Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii in granulomatous mastitis: Analysis of formalin‐fixed, paraffin‐embedded biopsy specimens by immunostaining using low‐specificity bacterial antisera and real‐time polymerase chain reaction. Pathology International 2018; 68(7) doi: 10.1111/pin.12683
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Jiangfen Wang, Yafen Zhang, Xiaoting Lu, Chunfang Xi, Keda Yu, Runfang Gao, Kaixin Bi. Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis with Skin Rupture: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 200 Patients Who Underwent Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment. Journal of Investigative Surgery 2021; 34(7) doi: 10.1080/08941939.2019.1696905
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Ceren Gonultas, Adem Akcakaya, Abdurrahim Kocyigit, Gulnihal Sisman, Berrin Papila, Mehmet Velidedeoglu, Hasan Dagmura. Oxidative Stress-Related DNA Damage in Patients with Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: A Prospective Case–Control Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2026; 15(11) doi: 10.3390/jcm15114228
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Hande Koksal. Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis. 2023;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-30391-3_11
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Akhil Baby, Smriti Hari, Shashi B Paul, Smita Manchanda, Kamal Kataria, Sandeep Mathur, Arti Kapil. Role of empirical antitubercular therapy for chronic mastitis—A prospective study. Indian Journal of Breast Imaging 2024; 2 doi: 10.25259/IJBI_2_2024
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Fatih Dal, Hasan Ökmen. Results of 78 Patients with Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis Who Received Peroral Steroid Therapy: Our Clinical Experience. Istanbul Medical Journal 2023; 24(3) doi: 10.4274/imj.galenos.2023.20586
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Jayabal Pandiaraja, Arumugam Shalini. Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: A Case Report. Journal of Modern Medicine 2026; 4(1) doi: 10.4103/JOMM.JOMM_16_24
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Qian Huang, Xue-Mei Zheng, Mao-Lin Zhang, Ping Ning, Meng-Jun Wu. Lactation mastitis: Promising alternative indicators for early diagnosis. World Journal of Clinical Cases 2022; 10(31): 11252-11259 doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i31.11252
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Kenan Çetin, Hasan E. Sıkar, Nuri E. Göret, Günay Rona, Nagehan Ö. Barışık, Hasan F. Küçük, Bahadır M. Gulluoglu. Comparison of Topical, Systemic, and Combined Therapy with Steroids on Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: A Prospective Randomized Study. World Journal of Surgery 2019; 43(11) doi: 10.1007/s00268-019-05084-x
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Suaad Hamsho, Mohammed Alaswad, Hasan Alsmodi, Mouhammed Sleiay, Ghofran Hoha, Salwa Alcheikh. Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis with extramammary manifestations: a case report. Annals of Medicine & Surgery 2023; 85(12) doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000001397
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Hannah W. Kornfeld, Katrina B. Mitchell. Management of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis in lactation: case report and review of the literature. International Breastfeeding Journal 2021; 16(1) doi: 10.1186/s13006-021-00370-8
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Feng Yih Chai. Granulomatous Mastitis – More data is needed. The Breast 2016; 26 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2015.12.006
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Emine Dağıstan, Zeliha Coşkun. Tanısal Bir Zorluk: İdiopatik Granülomatöz Mastit. Sakarya Medical Journal 2018; 8(1) doi: 10.31832/smj.363231
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Saba Ebrahimian, Atieh Akbari, Hamid Fallah Tafti, Danial Fazilat-Panah, Nasibeh Hasani. Investigating Clinical Risk Factors Contributing to the Recurrence of Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis. International Journal of Cancer Management 2024; 17(1) doi: 10.5812/ijcm-149771
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D. Lepori. Sein rouge et inflammatoire : le rôle du radiologue. Journal de Radiologie Diagnostique et Interventionnelle 2015; 96(5) doi: 10.1016/j.jradio.2015.08.005
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Xin-Qian Li, Hong-Li Wu, Jing-Ping Yuan, Tian-gang Liu, Sheng-Rong Sun, Chuang Chen. Bacteria Associated with Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis and the Potential for Personalized Therapy. Journal of Investigative Surgery 2022; 35(1) doi: 10.1080/08941939.2020.1833262
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Vanessa Msosa, Casten Chikumbutso, Hanafih U Nkhata, Shadreck Mtambo, Varun Patnam. A Systematic Narrative Review of Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: Evidence, Management Challenges, and Recurrence Patterns. Cureus 2026;  doi: 10.7759/cureus.111598
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Maya Balakrishnan, Shibila K. Post-operative Ayurvedic management of non-healing idiopathic granulomatous mastitis - A case report. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine 2021; 12(4) doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2021.06.023
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Ali Tarhini, Georges El Hasbani, Lama Farhat, Diamond Ghieh, Imad Uthman. Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis, Erythema Nodosum, and Polyarthritis. Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024; 17 doi: 10.1177/11795441241264823
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Chisaki Hao, Yoshiya Horimoto, Toshitaka Uomori, Akihiko Shiraishi, Gotaro Orihata, Hiroko Onagi, Takuo Hayashi, Junichiro Watanabe, Goro Kutomi. Granulomatous mastitis forming a well-defined large mass diagnosed by surgical excision: a case report. Surgical Case Reports 2024; 10(1) doi: 10.1186/s40792-024-02059-6
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Xin-Qian Li, Jing-Ping Yuan, Ai-Si Fu, Hong-Li Wu, Ran Liu, Tian-gang Liu, Sheng-Rong Sun, Chuang Chen. New Insights of Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii in Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis based on Nanopore Sequencing . Journal of Investigative Surgery 2022; 35(3) doi: 10.1080/08941939.2021.1921082
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Mithun Raam, John A. Jude, Joy Sarojini Michael, Marie Therese Manipadam, Anish Jacob Cherian, Paul M. Jacob. WhyGM! – a prospective case-control study evaluating the etiology of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 2026; 14(2) doi: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20260235
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Selim Dogan, Fatih Dal, Mert Guler, Husnu Sevik, Ufuk Oguz Idiz. Is peripheral blood immunophenotyping useful to understand the etiology of Idiopathic Granulomatous?. Human Immunology 2023; 84(5-7) doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2023.05.001
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Muhammad Umair Bashir, Alexius Ramcharan, Sarah Alothman, Sabine Beaugris, Sarosh Ahmad Khan, Mohammed A. Sbeih, Ryan Engdahl. The enigma of granulomatous mastitis: A series. Breast Disease 2017; 37(1) doi: 10.3233/BD-160261
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Zhichun Wang, Lin Hua, Xiaofeng Liu, Xueli Chen, Guohui Xue. A hematological parameter-based model for distinguishing non-puerperal mastitis from invasive ductal carcinoma. Frontiers in Oncology 2023; 13 doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1295656
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Sharmin Jahan, M. Nashir Uddin, Omarandra S. Sudipta, M. Tipu Sultan, Mohammad R. Hassan, Shahalar B. Shafi, Maisha Farzana, M. Kuddus A. Khan. Granulomatous mastitis: difficult to differentiate from tuberculous mastitis . International Surgery Journal 2026; 13(2) doi: 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20260126
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Paola Iturralde-Rosas Priego, Javier Gomez Pedroso-Rea, Miguel Angel Mancera-Resendiz, Cecilia Ortiz-Iturbide, Catalina Romo-Aguirre, Daniela Stuht-Lopez, Manuel Ubiergo-García. Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a new algorithm. Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal 2019; 10(5) doi: 10.15406/ogij.2019.10.00465
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P Bhattarai, A Srinivasan, CD Valenzuela, C Sulzbach, MK Wallack, JG Mariadason. Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: experience at a New York hospital. The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 2022; 104(7) doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0239
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Shoag J. Albugami, Rema F. AlRasheed, Hussam A. Alharbi, Sarah S. Alobaid, Hawazin S. Alqahtani, Mays N. Alharbi, Eyad AlKharashi, Khalid Alhajri. Corticosteroid Use and Recurrence Risk Factors in Granulomatous Mastitis: A 17-Year Saudi Arabian Cohort Study—Steroids in Granulomatous Mastitis. Clinics and Practice 2025; 15(10) doi: 10.3390/clinpract15100185
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Pedro López-Morales, Antonio José Fernández-López, Clara Giménez-Francés, Esther Medina-Manuel, Beatriz Abellán-Rosique, Antonio Albarracín-Marín-Blázquez. Mastitis granulomatosa: experiencia de 5 años. Revista de Senología y Patología Mamaria 2019; 32(3) doi: 10.1016/j.senol.2019.06.002
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Mendrika Fifaliana Rakotoarisaona, Tsiory Irintsoa Razafimaharo, Naina Harinjara Razanakoto, Fandresena Arilala Sendrasoa, Anne Ducournau, Christine Devalland, Anne-Sophie Dupond, Irina Mamisoa Ranaivo, Lala Soavina Ramarozatovo, Fahafahantsoa Rapelanoro Rabenja. Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis as an Unusual Cause of Erythema Nodosum in a Malagasy Woman. International Medical Case Reports Journal 2023;  doi: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S403050
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Ronaldo M. Bianchi, Claiton I. Schwertz, Bianca S. de Cecco, Welden Panziera, Cíntia De Lorenzo, Lilian C. Heck, Gustavo G. M. Snel, Bruna C. Lopes, Fernando S. da Silva, Saulo P. Pavarini, David Driemeier. Pathological and microbiological characterization of mastitis in dairy cows. Tropical Animal Health and Production 2019; 51(7) doi: 10.1007/s11250-019-01907-0
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Proceedings of the 4th Green Development International Conference (GDIC 2022). Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research 2023; 772 doi: 10.2991/978-2-38476-110-4_33
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Osman Toktas, Can Konca, Didem Can Trabulus, Aykut Soyder, Hande Koksal, Hasan Karanlik, Ayfer Kamali Polat, Serdar Ozbas, Serdar Yormaz, Arda Isik, Efe Sezgin, Atilla Soran. A Novel First-Line Treatment Alternative for Noncomplicated Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: Combined İntralesional Steroid İnjection with Topical Steroid Administration. Breast Care 2021; 16(2) doi: 10.1159/000507951
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David Oddó, Francisco Domínguez, Natalia Gómez, Gonzalo P Méndez, María Elena Navarro. Granulomatous lobular mastitis associated with ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports 2019; 7 doi: 10.1177/2050313X19836583
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