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Vacuum-assisted biopsy and steroid therapy for granulomatous lobular mastitis: Report of three cases

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We report the cases of three patients with granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM), who were treated successfully with low-dose steroid therapy. Furthermore, the findings of our review of 271 patients reported in the literature suggest that steroid therapy is the treatment of choice for GLM.

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  1. Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Saga, Japan

    Sayaka Kuba & Junzo Yamaguchi

  2. Department of Investigative Pathology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamotomachi, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan

    Hiroshi Ohtani & Isao Shimokawa

  3. Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamotomachi, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan

    Sayaka Kuba, Shigeto Maeda & Takashi Kanematsu

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Kuba, S., Yamaguchi, J., Ohtani, H. et al. Vacuum-assisted biopsy and steroid therapy for granulomatous lobular mastitis: Report of three cases. Surg Today 39, 695–699 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-008-3891-7

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