title: Fine needle aspiration cytology of secretory carcinoma of breast: a case report.
abstract: A 39-year-old female presented with a mobile 1.5 cm nodule in the right breast. Fine needle aspiration cytology smears stained with May Grunwald Giemsa were highly cellular with a monotonous population of dissociated and clustered tumour cells that showed a bland cytological appearance with cytoplasmic vacuolation and occasional signet ring forms. Intracellular and extracellular mucus was present. Histological study of the excised breast mass showed a secretory carcinoma. This is a rare breast neoplasm in which cytological features are characteristic enough to permit a specific diagnosis on needle aspirates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jayaram
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Looi
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yip
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009093:Mucus / Q000378:metabolism