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Megakaryocytes in fine‐needle aspiration biopsy of breast
Author(s) -
Chen Karl T. K.,
Tschang TaiPo
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.2840070420
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , biopsy , lesion , fine needle aspiration , bone marrow , breast lumps , megakaryocyte , radiology , breast cancer , haematopoiesis , cancer , stem cell , biology , genetics
An unusual case in which megakaryocytes were found in fine needle aspirate of a breast lesion is reported. The megakaryocytes in the smears were initially mistaken to be malignant cells. However, the cell block sections available later showed normal bone marrow particles, indicating that an inadvertent puncture of a rib was the reason for the presence of megakaryocytes in the smears.