Open AccessDistinction of phyllodes tumor from fibroadenoma: Cytologists′ perspective
Author(s) -
Ranjana Bandyopadhyay,
Dipanwita Nag,
Santosh Kumar Mondal,
Sabyasachi Mukhopadhyay,
S. K. Roy,
Sankar Narayan Sinha
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.70739
Subject(s) - fibroadenoma , medicine , phyllodes tumor , cytopathology , stromal cell , pathology , radiology , cytology , breast cancer , cancer
Fibroadenomas and phyllodes tumors may have similar cytological appearances. However, a detailed study of cytomorphology of stromal elements may be helpful in differentiation.