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Fine‐needle aspiration cytodiagnosis of liesegang rings in women presenting with a mammographic opacity
Author(s) -
Gupta Raj K.,
Panwar Nirmala K.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199709)17:3<213::aid-dc9>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - medicine , apocrine , fine needle aspiration , opacity , radiology , mammography , cytology , pathology , breast cancer , cancer , biopsy , optics , physics
In this communication three women patients are described in which fine‐needle aspiration cytology was undertaken as a first line of noninvasive investigation to determine the cause of a mammographic opacity. The cytologic findings in the three cases showed features of apocrine cysts with numerous spherical ring‐like structures resembling Liesegang rings of various sizes, with double‐layer outer wall, striations, and an amorphous central nidus. Although similar structures have been described by us very rarely in breast cysts, their presence in a mammographic opacity was noted for the first time. Furthermore, in the three cases fine‐needle aspiration cytology not only resulted in a specific diagnosis but also obviated the need for any invasive surgery apart from relieving patient anxiety and clinical concern by excluding a serious lesion. Diagn. Cytopathol. 1997;17:213–215. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.