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Cytology of collagenous spherulosis of the breast: a diagnostic dilemma – report of three cases
Author(s) -
JAIN SHYAMA,
KUMAR NEETA,
SODHANI PUSHPA,
GUPTA SANJAY
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2002.00389.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , fibroadenoma , myoepithelial cell , differential diagnosis , malignancy , cytology , adenoid cystic carcinoma , carcinoma , breast cancer , cancer , immunohistochemistry
Cytology of collagenous spherulosis of the breast: a diagnostic dilemma‐report of three cases Collagenous spherulosis is a rare incidental finding seen in association with benign breast lesions. Cytological findings in three cases of collagenous spherulosis diagnosed on fine needle aspiration are presented. The presence of hyaline pink globules surrounded by benign myoepithelial cells in Giemsa stained smears was a diagnostic feature. Associated lesions were atypical papillary hyperplasia (2) and fibroadenoma (1). Adenoid cystic carcinoma was the close differential diagnosis on cytology. Awareness of this entity is important to avoid a false positive diagnosis of malignancy.