Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to general surgeon.

Background: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis, four decades since its first description still remains a disease of dilemma. Correct diagnosis with exclusion of various causes and appropriate treatment with surgery, antibiotics and steroids are the keys to overcome the persisting challenge that lies in management of this dilemmatic disease.

Material: We report 4 cases of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis that were treated in Kannur medical college hospital.