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Pleomorphic adenoma of the human breast
Author(s) -
Makek Miroslav,
Von Hochstetter Arthur R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930140315
Subject(s) - medicine , pleomorphic adenoma , frozen section procedure , stromal cell , pathology , mastectomy , adenoma , metaplasia , mammary gland , benign neoplasms , squamous metaplasia , salivary gland , general surgery , breast cancer , cancer , epithelium
Pleomorphic adenomas of the human breast are histologically identical to those of salivary glands. To date, the literature reports but 15 such benign tumors, all of which occurred in women. The present paper describes clinical and pathologic findings in three further cases, including one man. Considered together, unnecessary mastectomy occurred in 44.4%, indicating the importance of separating this benign entity from malignancies with stromal metaplasia. In case of examination by frozen section, a peripheral portion, if not the entire tumor, should be submitted to the pathologist.