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Phyllodes tumor of the breast with actin inclusions in stromal cells: Diagnosis by fine‐needle aspiration cytology
Author(s) -
Ortega E.,
Aranda F.I.,
Chuliá M.T.,
Niveiro M.,
Payá A.,
Seguí J.
Publication year - 2001
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.2016
Subject(s) - medicine , phyllodes tumor , pathology , stromal cell , hyaline , fine needle aspiration , fine needle aspiration cytology , cytology , actin , biopsy , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
The occurrence of hyaline inclusions in stromal cells in fibroepithelial tumors of the breast is very uncommon. These inclusions, characteristic of infantile digital fibromatosis, are comprised of actin filaments. This report illustrates a case of a benign phyllodes tumor of the breast with inclusion bodies, identified by fine‐needle aspiration. Histologically, many of the stromal cells contained round intracytoplasmic inclusions, with positivity for smooth muscle actin. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2001;25:115–117. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.