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Case Report
Eosinophilic Mastitis: A Rare Case Report
Hussain AR,1 *Khanam KF,2 Akhter S,3 Omar T,4 Ayeeda AS,5  Khanam KA6

  1. Dr. Ahmed Redwan Hussain, Resident, Phase B, Department. of Pathology, Bangladesh Medical University. redwanayon8@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6173-797X
  2. *Dr. Kazi Farzana Khanam, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Bangladesh Medical University.kazifarzanabmu@gmail.com. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3496-7337
  3. Dr. Shabnam Akhter, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Bangladesh Medical University. akhtershabnam66@gmail.com.
  4. Dr. Tasnim Omar, Resident, Phase B, Department of Pathology, Bangladesh Medical University. tasnimomar46@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4947-3759
  5. Dr. Ayesha Sadia Ayeeda, Resident, Phase B, Department of Pathology, Bangladesh Medical University. Ayeeda.ayesha@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6709-3582
  6. Dr. Kazi Arhamna Khanam, Resident, Phase B, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Child and mother health, Dhaka. arhamna.ilka100@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7264-0520

*For correspondence

Abstract
Eosinophilic mastitis is a rare benign condition characterized by eosinophilic infiltrate around the duct and lobules of the mammary gland leading to inflammation. Although eosinophilic mastitis is a benign condition, it presents similarly to and is often mistaken for breast cancer. We report the case of a 35 years old female presenting with a short history of mastitis with mild fever and swelling of her left breast. A breast imaging with ultrasonography revealed ill-defined mixed echogenic area in the left breast at 5-7 o’clock position along with features of duct ectasia. Histopathological procedure with core needle biopsy demonstrated inflammatory infiltrate predominantly eosinophils without evidence of malignancy. The patient was diagnosed as eosinophilic mastitis.

[Journal of Histopathology and Cytopathology, 2026 Jul; 10 (2):179-182]
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69950/jhc.2026.10.2.14

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