INFLAMMATORY PSEUDOTUMOR OF THE BREAST

Inflammatory pseudotumors (IF) have come to the forefront in recent ti mes with this characteristic lesion being described in several sites.( 1-5) The multiplicity of sites of occurrence is matched by the plethor a of names given to this condition. It has been rejoiced under the rub ric of plasma cell granuloma, xanthomatous pseudotumor, xanthogranulom a, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor/lesion and inflammatory fibromyx oid tumor, to name but some. This paper presents three cases of IP occ urring in the breast and highlights the histological features in this unusual site.