[Infarctions in fibroadenomas of the breast during pregnancy--a case report and a review of the literature].
Described is a case of infarctions in fibroadenomas of the breast that occurred during pregnancy, with a review of the pertinent literature and a brief discussion on the difficulty of achieving a cytologic diagnosis. A 24-year-old female presented tender lumps that increased in size in her breast during the 7 months of her pregnancy. A subsequent cytologic examination revealed many typical cells with clustered nude nuclei. The cytologic diagnosis indicated a Group V, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Following delivery of her infant, the lumps were excised. Microscopic examination revealed extensive infarcted fibroadenomas with lactational changes.
Ohwada
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2nd Dept. of Surgery, Gunma Univ. School of Med.
Kurihara
T
T
Ogiwara
H
H
Yokota
T
T
Teshigawara
O
O
Ishii
H
H
Joshita
T
T
Honma
M
M
Fujii
T
T
Kawai
T
T
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000232:Adenofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic