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. 2009 Jan;55(1):25–31.

Table 4. Differential diagnoses of breast inflammation.

Entities in boldface are common.

STATUS OF BREAST BENIGN CONDITIONS MALIGNANT CONDITIONS
Lactating Acute mastitis Inflammatory breast cancer
Abscess
Galactocele
Nonlactating Duct ectasia Inflammatory breast cancer
Lymphoma
Nonspecific Generalized dermatitis (insect bite, sunburn, allergy) Leukemia
Fat necrosis
Tuberculosis
Sarcoidosis
Cat-scratch disease
Syphilis