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Endocrine differentiation in mucoid carcinoma of the breast
Author(s) -
CAPELLA C.,
EUSEBI V.,
MANN B.,
AZZOPARDI J. G.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
histopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.626
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1365-2559
pISSN - 0309-0167
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1980.tb02957.x
Subject(s) - endocrine system , carcinoma , medicine , breast carcinoma , pathology , oncology , breast cancer , cancer , hormone
Mucoid carcinoma of the breast is not a single homogeneous entity. It comprises two main variants separable on structural and cytological grounds and a smaller transitional type. The salient pathological differences are detailed. One variant is usually arygrophilic and contains dense core granules of the type seen in endocrine tumours. Both endocrine and amphicrine cells have been identified in this subtype. The relationship of this endocrine variant of mucoid carcinoma to other argyrophil carcinomas (so‐called ‘carcinoids’) of the breast is discussed.