Inflammatory disorders of breast (N61)

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Clinical Information

Granulomatous Mastitis - A rare, benign, inflammatory breast disease occurring in premenopausal women shortly after a recent pregnancy. The origin is unknown but it is commonly mistaken for malignancy and sometimes associated with BREAST FEEDING and the use of ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES.

Instructional Notations

Type 1 Excludes

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

• inflammatory carcinoma of breast C50.9
• inflammatory disorder of breast associated with childbirth O91
• neonatal infective mastitis P39.0
• thrombophlebitis of breast [Mondor's disease] I80.8