Table 2 Summary of available literature comparing surgery and steroid therapy for treating GLM
From: Is surgical excision necessary for the treatment of Granulomatous lobular mastitis?
Authors | Number of patients | Median F/U (month) | Treatment Modality (n) | Duration of steroid treatment (mo) | Recurrence (n, %) | Management of recurrence | Second Recurrence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kok et al. 2010, [2] | 43 | 15 | Surgerya | (40) | 10 (23%) | Excision (9) Excision + steroid (1) | 2 | |
Steroid | (3) | 1 | - | |||||
Yabanoglu H et al. 2015, [10] | 77 | 13.5 | Surgery | (33) | 1 | 0 | ||
Steroid | (44) | 6 | 9 (20.4%) | |||||
Oran et al. 2013, [16] | 46 | 35 | Excision | (18) | 3 (16.7%) | Steroid (1), Excision + steroid (2) | ||
Steroid | (25) | 4 | 5 (20%) | Steroid (2), Steroid + excision(2), Excision (1) | ||||
Steroid + Excision | (3) | - | ||||||
Akahane K et al. 2013, [17] | 12 | 22 | Surgery | (2) | 2 (100%) | |||
Steroid | (10) | 5 | - | |||||