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Adenomyoepithelioma of the breast: A cytologic dilemma. Report of a case and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Chang Andrea,
Bassett Lawrence,
Bose Shikha
Publication year - 2002
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/dc.10073
Subject(s) - myoepithelial cell , medicine , cytology , pathology , differential diagnosis , adenocarcinoma , cytopathology , lesion , carcinoma , cancer , immunohistochemistry
Adenomyoepithelioma of the breast is a rare benign tumor made up of epithelial and myoepithelial cells. The cytologic features of this lesion are not well defined. This report describes the cytologic features of a case of adenomyoepthelioma characterized by hypercellularity and the presence of many atypical epithelial cells, leading to the erroneous diagnosis of adenocarcinoma. Review of the cytology literature shows that this condition frequently mimics the cytologic features of a number of benign and malignant breast lesions, thus representing not only an important potential pitfall in the diagnosis of carcinoma but also a differential diagnosis to consider in a variety of breast lesions. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2002;26:191–196; DOI 10.1002/dc.10073 © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.