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Query: UMLS:C0039483 (
giant cell arteritis
)
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Giant cell arteritis
(
GCA
) mainly affects arteries arising from the external carotid arteries, although it may also be responsible for extracephalic clinical presentation related to impairment of vessels other than the carotids, such as the aorta as well arteries of the lower and upper limbs (10%-30% of cases). However, breast involvement is considered to be a rare complication of
GCA
. We recently observed a case of particular interest as the patient developed superficial mammary
arteriolitis
, bilaterally, revealing
GCA
with favorable outcome after institution of steroid therapy. Our case report reinforces the possibility of an unusual presentation of
GCA
. Indeed, we suggest that an evaluation for
GCA
affecting the breast should be made in elderly women exhibiting breast nodule(s)/mass(es) associated with other features of
GCA
(that are: headache, jaw claudication, constitutional signs, polymyalgia rheumatica). Furthermore, we also suggest that the prevalence of breast impairment may be underestimated in
GCA
as the breast is supplied mainly by 2 branches of the subclavian artery (ie, the internal mammary artery [as in the present case report] and the lateral thoracic artery), which is often involved in
GCA
.
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PMID:Giant cell arteritis presenting as a breast lesion: report of a case and review of the literature. 1855 81
