Granular cell tumor of the breast.
Three cases of granular cell tumor of the breast are reported. Granular cell tumor of the breast is a rare benign tumor with a malignant appearance both clinically, radiologically and macroscopically. The cytology is quite characteristic although the tumor clinically often resembles a carcinoma. Frozen section can be misinterpreted, unnecessary mastectomy or axillary dissection can be prevented by careful cytological examination.
Baeten
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Department of Surgery, Academic Hospital, State University Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Weidema
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Willebrand
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De Jong
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D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005629:Frozen Sections; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology