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A huge soft tissue mass (9 x 6 cm) with fibrosis, spotty necrosis, inflammation, and hemorrhage. The virtual slides for this article can be found here: http://diagnosticpathology.slidepath.com/dih/webViewer.php?snapshotId=1320701553, http://diagnosticpathology.slidepath.com/dih/webViewer.php?snapshotId=1320701637, http://diagnosticpathology.slidepath.com/dih/webViewer.php?snapshotId=1320701673, http://diagnosticpathology.slidepath.com/dih/webViewer.php?snapshotId=1320701702.
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Macroscopic appearance demonstrated a huge mass with an ill-defined margin of inflammatory tissue at the center with peripheral fatty necrosis and hematoma (Figure 1).
Microscopic findings of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis. 2A Empty spaces of varying sizes surrounded by granulomatous inflammation and micro-abscess formation (H & E, 40x) 2B Epithelioid granuloma admixed with polymorphonuclear cells and multinucleated giant cells. (H & E, 100x) The virtual slides for this article can be found here: http://diagnosticpathology.slidepath.com/dih/webViewer.php?snapshotId=1320701730, http://diagnosticpathology.slidepath.com/dih/webViewer.php?snapshotId=1320701765, http://diagnosticpathology.slidepath.com/dih/webViewer.php?snapshotId=1320701787.
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