Establishing National Guidance for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis (ENIGMA): a scoping review of diagnostic practice
Substantial heterogeneity exists in the diagnostic workup for IGM, particularly in excluding infectious and systemic causes. Histopathology alone is insufficient for definitive diagnosis. A comprehensive, standardised diagnostic framework that incorporates clinical, microbiological and epidemiological factors is needed to improve diagnostic accuracy and ensure appropriate management, particularly in the context of possible immunosuppressive therapy.
Authors
- Roisin Bradley
- Rute Castelhano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9047-2276)
- Karina Cox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1140-9333)
- Rudresh Shukla
- Christopher Darlow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5400-3413)
- Cliona Kirwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1725-4790)
- Leah Argus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0380-9385)
- Goonj Johri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3699-7338)
- Nisha Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5974-2274)
- Vijay K Sharma
- Kavita Sethi
- Daniel Ahari
- Shaneel Shah
- Emma McInnnes
- Iain Lyburn
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Cobalt Institute (GB)
- York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute (GB)
- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp-2025-210394
- Primary Topic
- Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00