The Role of Establishing a Multidisciplinary Team for Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis in Improving Patient Outcomes and Spreading Awareness about Recent Disease Trends

Table 2

The general characteristics of patients developing recurrent IGM ().

Characteristics	(%)
Number of patients	14 (31.82%)
BMI, kg/m^2
Obese	8 (57.14%)
Overweight	5 (35.71%)
Normal or underweight	1 (7.14%)
Lactation at recurrence	1 (7.14%)
Associated comorbidity	6 (42.85%)
Mean size of recurrent mass	4.44 cm (range: 2–10)
Mean size of original mass	5.57 cm (range: 2–8)
Mean number of recurrences	1.70 (range: 1–4)
Mean time to recurrence	10.64 months (range: 1–72)
Presence of pain	10 (71.43%)
Side of recurrence
Ipsilateral	10 (71.43%)
Contralateral	4 (28.57%)
Abscess-like presentation	7 (50.00%)
Presence of pus at initial surgery for the primary IGM	10 (71.43%)
Wide local re-excision	14 (100%)
Prednisolone treatment	14 (100%)

Data presented as frequency and percentages unless otherwise indicated. BMI, Body mass index.