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case_images: Chest CT scan in the coronal plane showing an enlarged heterogeneous left breast, particularly notable in the retro-areolar region, accompanied by skin thickening indicative of an inflammatory process (red arrow).
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case_images: Multiple enlarged axillary lymph nodes were likewise detected (Figure 1).
case_images: Histological patterns of granulomatous mastitis: (A) section shows small cystic spaces lined by neutrophils (microabscesses); overlapping features with cystic neutrophilic granulomatous mastitis (H&E, 40x). (B) Lobulocentric inflammation (H&E, 10x); (C) section shows multinucleated giant cells (blue arrow); nonnecrotizing granulomas (black arrow) (H&E, 20x).
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case_images: Histological examination also disclosed the presence of a few noncaseating granulomas and giant cells (Figure 2).