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Fine‐needle aspiration cytology of tubular carcinoma of the breast in a young woman
Author(s) -
Gupta Raj K.,
Dowle Carl
Publication year - 1991
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.2840070119
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration cytology , breast carcinoma , neoplasm , cytology , breast tissue , histopathological examination , carcinoma , fine needle aspiration , radiology , pathology , general surgery , breast cancer , biopsy , cancer
The fine‐needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) findings in a case of rare tubular carcinoma of the breast in a young woman are presented. The rarity of occurrence of tubular carcinoma in the breast and the bland and mostly orderly appearance of cells in the FNAC sample, as in tissue, were considered to cause the dificulty in the diagnosis of this tumor; also, these were features also found in other conditions of the breast. Furthermore, cytologists have limited experience with the diagnosis of this neoplasm from FNAC samples. It is therefore felt that (I) a cautious attitude is necessary when commenting on FNAC samples until more specific criteria are forthcoming for the diagnosis of this neoplasm: and (2) if cellular atypias are seen in FNAC samples, these should be reported with a recommendation for removal of the breast lump and a detailed tissue examination.