Open AccessPrimary chondrosarcoma of breast - cytology with histopathological correlation: A rare case report with review of literature
Author(s) -
Sankappa P Sinhasan,
K Bharathi,
Ramachandra V Bhat,
Simon David Dasiah
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.134727
Subject(s) - medicine , chondrosarcoma , cytology , angiosarcoma , differential diagnosis , mastectomy , pathology , medical diagnosis , sarcoma , fine needle aspiration cytology , histopathological examination , breast carcinoma , radiology , breast cancer , cancer
Malignant mesenchymal tumors of the breast other than angiosarcoma are extremely rare and comprise <0.5% of breast tumors. Primary chondrosarcoma of the breast is an extremely rare entity and only 10 cases are reported as single case reports in literature until date. A diagnosis of primary mammary sarcoma can be established only after excluding metaplastic carcinomas and malignant phyllodes by extensive sampling for evidence of in situ or invasive carcinoma. Here, we report a primary chondrosarcoma of breast in a 55-year-old lady diagnosed precisely on fine-needle aspiration cytology and confirmed by histopathological examination after total mastectomy. We emphasize on diagnostic difficulties encountered in cytology smears and discuss differential diagnoses.