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Radiation‐induced changes in the breast: A potential diagnostic pitfall on fine‐needle aspiration
Author(s) -
Dornfeld Jean M.,
Thompson Sophie K.,
Shurbaji Muhammad S.,
Kannan Vaidehi,
Kline Tilde S.
Publication year - 1992
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.2840080117
Subject(s) - medicine , lumpectomy , fine needle aspiration , differential diagnosis , biopsy , radiology , breast carcinoma , carcinoma , pathology , breast cancer , mastectomy , cancer
The authors report a case of fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) of a breast mass in a 36‐year‐old woman with previous history of lumpectomy and therapeutic radiation for breast carcinoma. The changes seen were interpreted as recurrent carcinoma, while subsequent biopsy showed only radiation changes. Radiation‐induced changes in breast tissue are a potential diagnostic pitfall. The characteristic cytopathologic changes and their differential diagnosis are discussed.