title: Fine needle aspiration cytology presentation of bilateral mammary fibromatosis. Report of a case.
abstract: A case of bilateral fibromatosis of the breast occurring in a 22-year-old woman is described. The cytologic findings in fine needle aspirates included numerous stromal cells of the fibroblastic type, without atypia, in a background of granular amorphous material. Small fragments of collagen were present. Clusters of benign epithelial cells were occasionally observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Tani
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Skoog
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen