Open AccessBilateral angiosarcoma breast diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology
Author(s) -
Muktha R Pai,
Krishnaraj Upadhyaya,
Ramadas Naik,
Sakshi Malhotra
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.42549
Subject(s) - angiosarcoma , medicine , fine needle aspiration , fine needle aspiration cytology , bloody , cytology , lumen (anatomy) , radiology , neoplasm , biopsy , hemangiosarcoma , pathology , surgery
Concurrent or synchronous angiosarcoma (AS) of breast is a rarity. Specific recognition of this neoplasm in cytological specimens is difficult and conclusive diagnosis in the absence of ancillary methods is achieved only uncommonly. Herein, we present a case of bilateral AS of breasts in a 32-year-old lady diagnosed by fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology, thus enabling a definitive surgical approach. This case report emphasizes that when aspiration smears show vasoformative features consisting of microacini, arborizing microtissue fragments and intracytoplasmic lumen against a bloody background, diagnosis can be made conclusively by FNA with immunohistochemical confirmation.