Diabetic Mastopathy – A Case Report

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetic mastopathy is a rare benign condition that can occur in patients with long standing Type I or II diabetes mellitus male or female of any age. Diabetic mastopathy is a fibroinflammatory condition that resembles carcinoma of breast. Here, we report a case of Type II Diabetic female patient with suspicious breast lump in right breast Case presentation: A 62 year old female presented with complaints of lump in right breast for 10 days. Clinically, hard lump of size 8x6 cm was palpable in upper outer quadrant. Trucut biopsy showed features of Diabetic mastopathy. Patient undergone wide local excision and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. Post operative period was uneventful. Discussion: Diabetic mastopathy is an uncommon tumor-like proliferation of fibrous tissue of the breast, clinically and radiologically mimicking breast cancer. Histopathologically, it involves periductal, perilobular and perivascular lymphocytic infiltration. Primary excision with adequate normal tissue margins is the treatment of choice Conclusion: Diabetic mastopathy is a rare clinical entity, however due to increase in prevalence of Diabetes, diagnosis of Diabetic mastopathy should be considered in patients with breast lumps