Fine needle aspiration cytodiagnosis of a carcinoid tumour of the male breast.
The diagnosis of a primary carcinoid tumour of the breast in a 38-year-old male was initially made from a fine needle aspiration sample. The cytodiagnosis was supported by the histochemical demonstration of Grimelius-positive granules in tumour cells which were also found in tissue removed in a subsequent biopsy. An immunocytochemical study using markers for neuron-specific enolase and chromagranin in the aspirated sample and tissue was found to be negative. A total mastectomy with axillary node dissection was performed which showed no residual or metastatic tumour. No primary tumour was found elsewhere.
Gupta
R K
RK
Department of Cytology, Wellington Hospital, New Zealand.
Simpson
J S
JS
D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male