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Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Cystic Hypersecretory Carcinoma of the Breast

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Cystic Hypersecretory Carcinoma of the Breast Acta Cytologica Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Cystic Hypersecretory Carcinoma of the Breast A Case Report Mi-Kyung Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Ghee-young Kwon, M.D., and Gyung-Yub Gong, M.D., Ph.D. BACKGROUND: Cystic hypersecretory carcinoma focal high grade invasive carcinoma in a background of (CHC) of the breast is a rare variant of intraductal carci- cystic hypersecretory hyperplasia. noma. It is characterized by a multicystic, yellow-brown CONCLUSION: This was the first reported case of FNA lesion with gelatinous material grossly and cystically di- cytology of an invasive form of CHC. CHC has charac- lated ducts with an eosino- teristic features on FNA, and philic secretion microscopi- so a reliable diagnosis can be cally. The histologic or made. (Acta Cytol 1997;41: The differential points of CHC are the cytologic features can be de- 892–896) ceptively bland. presence of considerable amounts of CASE: A 37-year-old female Keywords: breast neo- nonapocrine components derived from presented with an 8-cm- plasms, carcinoma, aspi- diameter, firm mass in the CHH as well as the characteristic ration biopsy, cystic hy- breast. Radical mastectomy persecretory carcinoma. secretion in the background. was performed after fine nee- dle aspiration (FNA). The Cystic hypersecretory car- moderately cellular smear cinoma (CHC) of the had http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Cytologica Karger

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Cystic Hypersecretory Carcinoma of the Breast

Kim, Mi-Kyung; Kwon, Ghee-young; Gong, Gyung-Yub
Acta Cytologica , Volume 41 (3): 5 – Jan 1, 2011
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Karger
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© 1997 S. Karger AG, Basel
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10.1159/000332724
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Acta Cytologica Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Cystic Hypersecretory Carcinoma of the Breast A Case Report Mi-Kyung Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Ghee-young Kwon, M.D., and Gyung-Yub Gong, M.D., Ph.D. BACKGROUND: Cystic hypersecretory carcinoma focal high grade invasive carcinoma in a background of (CHC) of the breast is a rare variant of intraductal carci- cystic hypersecretory hyperplasia. noma. It is characterized by a multicystic, yellow-brown CONCLUSION: This was the first reported case of FNA lesion with gelatinous material grossly and cystically di- cytology of an invasive form of CHC. CHC has charac- lated ducts with an eosino- teristic features on FNA, and philic secretion microscopi- so a reliable diagnosis can be cally. The histologic or made. (Acta Cytol 1997;41: The differential points of CHC are the cytologic features can be de- 892–896) ceptively bland. presence of considerable amounts of CASE: A 37-year-old female Keywords: breast neo- nonapocrine components derived from presented with an 8-cm- plasms, carcinoma, aspi- diameter, firm mass in the CHH as well as the characteristic ration biopsy, cystic hy- breast. Radical mastectomy persecretory carcinoma. secretion in the background. was performed after fine nee- dle aspiration (FNA). The Cystic hypersecretory car- moderately cellular smear cinoma (CHC) of the had

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Acta Cytologica – Karger

Published: Jan 1, 2011

Keywords: carcinoma; aspiration biopsy; cystic hypersecretory carcinoma; breast neoplasms

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