Respir Case Rep. 2014; 3(1): 20-23 | DOI: 10.5505/respircase.2014.83703

Sarcoidosis of the Breast and Lung Association presenting with Breast Mass

Canturk Tasci¹, Sait Yeþillik², Armaðan Günal³, Sedat Yýlmaz⁴, Bülent Karaman⁵, Ergun Tozkoparan¹, Hayati Bilgiç^1
1Gulhane Military Medical Faculty, Department Of Pulmonary Disease, Ankara
²Gulhane Military Medical Faculty, Department Of Immunology, Ankara
³Gulhane Military Medical Faculty, Department Of Pathology, Ankara
⁴Gulhane Military Medical Faculty, Department Of Romatology, Ankara
⁵Gulhane Military Medical Faculty, Department Of Radiology, Ankara

Sarcoidosis is a chronic, multisystemic disease that can be characterized by granulomas. Each organ and tissue involvement of sarcoidosis is shown. A granulomatous disease due to the disease at diagnosis may be confused with other granulomatous inflammation. The form of presentation of sarcoidosis can be many. Sarcoidosis patients presenting with a breast mass, as in our case, the necessary investigations have been primarily assumed to be malignant. A case with breast and lung sarcoidosis presented here with review of literature.

Keywords: breast sarcoidosis, lung sarcoidosis, granulomatous inflammation

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Memede Kitle ile Baþvuran Hastada Meme ve Akciðer Sarkoidozu Birlikteliði

Canturk Tasci¹, Sait Yeþillik², Armaðan Günal³, Sedat Yýlmaz⁴, Bülent Karaman⁵, Ergun Tozkoparan¹, Hayati Bilgiç^1
1Gülhane Askeri Týp Fakültesi, Göðüs Hastalýklarý Ana Bilim Dalý, Ankara
²Gülhane Askeri Týp Fakültesi, Ýmmünoloji Bilim Dalý, Ankara
³Gülhane Askeri Týp Fakültesi, Patoloji Ana Bilim Dalý, Ankara
⁴Gülhane Askeri Týp Fakültesi, Romatoloji Bilim Dalý, Ankara
⁵Gülhane Askeri Týp Fakültesi, Radyoloji Ana Bilim Dalý, Ankara

Sarkoidoz, kronik seyirli, multisistemik olabilen granulomlarla seyreden bir hastalýktýr. Her organ ve dokuda sarkoidoz tutulumu gösterilmiþtir. Granülamatöz bir hastalýk olmasýndan dolayý da taný sýrasýnda diðer granülamatöz inflamasyonla seyreden bir çok hastalýkla karýþabilmektedir. Olgumuzda olduðu gibi memede kitle ile kendini gösteren sarkoidoz hastalýðýnda öncelikle malignite düþünülerek gerekli tetkikler yapýlmýþtýr. Meme ve akciðer sarkoidozu olan olgu literatürler eþliðinde sunuldu.

Anahtar Kelimeler: meme sarkoidozu, akciðer sarkoidozu, granülamatöz inflamasyon

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