Spindle cell and cartilaginous metaplasia in a breast carcinoma with osteoclastlike stromal cells. A difficult fine needle aspiration diagnosis.
Acta Cytol
; 32(1): 75-8, 1988.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2447724
ABSTRACT
The cytologic picture in fine needle aspirates from a unique type of breast tumor, with stromal proliferation of osteoclastlike giant cells, cartilaginous metaplasia and metaplastic spindle-shaped carcinomatous cells, is described. In this case, an erroneous cytologic diagnosis of fat necrosis associated with a rich component of reactive fibroblasts was made. This false-negative report, which was mainly due to lack of an obvious carcinomatous component in the aspirated material, is discussed with emphasis placed on the need to exclude spindle cell metaplasia in a breast carcinoma whose aspirates are characterized by a rich component of spindle-shaped cells.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
/
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Cytol
Year:
1988
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy