Diabetic fibrous mastopathy. Report of two cases.
Two cases of a characteristic form of fibrous mastopathy associated with type I diabetes mellitus are described. Well-circumscribed nests of mature lymphocytes in a hyaline stroma are the hallmark of this condition. In one case mastectomy was performed, as the lesion had been interpreted as malignant on frozen section. It appears that this form of "idiopathic mastopathy" deserves wider recognition.
Foschini
M P
MP
Institute of Pathological Anatomy and Histology, University of Bologna, Italy.
Cavazza
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A
Macedo Pinto
I M
IM
Eusebi
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D000328:Adult; D001160:Arterioles / Q000473:pathology; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000098:blood supply; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000473:pathology