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Florid Melanocytic Colonization in a Metastasis of Breast Carcinoma

Florid Melanocytic Colonization in a Metastasis of Breast Carcinoma Acta Cytologica Florid Melanocytic Colonization in a Metastasis of Breast Carcinoma A Case Report Rasika Gadkari, M.D., Meena A. Pangarkar, M.D., Vibha R. Lele, M.D., Sudhakar K. Bobhate, M.D., and Asha V. Kher, M.D. BACKGROUND: Melanocytic colonization in breast In 1977 Azzopardi reported, for the first time, the carcinoma with skin invasion is an unusual entity. Very melanocytic colonization of breast carcinoma with rarely does florid coloni- cutaneous invasion. zation by melanocytes simu- Among 20 cases of breast late melanoma. This phe- carcinoma involving the A malignant tumor showing nomenon requires recogni- skin, this phenomenon melanin pigment in a female need tion. The cytomorphology of was found in 14 cases. this lesion is reported below Two of these showed not always be a melanoma.... for the first time. florid colonization simu- CASE: A 45-year-female lating melanoma. operated on for breast car- For the first time we re- cinoma developed a recurrent nodule on the mastec- port florid melanocytic colonization in a subcu- tomy scar and another circumscribed, depigmented nod- taneous metastasis of breast carcinoma diagnosed ule on the back. Fine needle aspiration cytology smears by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and sub- from the recurrent nodule showed features of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Cytologica Karger

Florid Melanocytic Colonization in a Metastasis of Breast Carcinoma

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Karger
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© 1997 S. Karger AG, Basel
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1938-2650
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10.1159/000333536
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Acta Cytologica Florid Melanocytic Colonization in a Metastasis of Breast Carcinoma A Case Report Rasika Gadkari, M.D., Meena A. Pangarkar, M.D., Vibha R. Lele, M.D., Sudhakar K. Bobhate, M.D., and Asha V. Kher, M.D. BACKGROUND: Melanocytic colonization in breast In 1977 Azzopardi reported, for the first time, the carcinoma with skin invasion is an unusual entity. Very melanocytic colonization of breast carcinoma with rarely does florid coloni- cutaneous invasion. zation by melanocytes simu- Among 20 cases of breast late melanoma. This phe- carcinoma involving the A malignant tumor showing nomenon requires recogni- skin, this phenomenon melanin pigment in a female need tion. The cytomorphology of was found in 14 cases. this lesion is reported below Two of these showed not always be a melanoma.... for the first time. florid colonization simu- CASE: A 45-year-female lating melanoma. operated on for breast car- For the first time we re- cinoma developed a recurrent nodule on the mastec- port florid melanocytic colonization in a subcu- tomy scar and another circumscribed, depigmented nod- taneous metastasis of breast carcinoma diagnosed ule on the back. Fine needle aspiration cytology smears by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and sub- from the recurrent nodule showed features of

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Acta Cytologica – Karger

Published: Jan 1, 2011

Keywords: breast neoplasms; carcinoma; neoplasm metastasis; melanocytes

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