Primary aspergillosis of the breast. Report of a case with fine needle aspiration cytology diagnosis.
We report an unusual case of primary Aspergillus flavus fungal colonization in a subareolar breast mass in a middle-aged woman. The patient was clinically normal, with no evidence of immunosuppression. Fine needle aspiration cytology was carried out as a routine procedure to rule out malignancy, and Aspergillus infection was diagnosed on cytology. Cultures from fine needle aspiration cytology and the surgical biopsy material yielded a heavy growth of A flavus. The etiology and pathology of this fungal lesion presenting as a breast mass are discussed.
Govindarajan
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Department of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Madras, India.
Verghese
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Kuruvilla
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D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology