Appraisal of imprint cytology in the diagnosis of mucinous carcinoma of the breast: a case report.
A case of mucinous carcinoma of the breast is reported in a female aged 71 years. On gross examination of the left mastectomy specimen two relatively well-circumscribed masses with a gelatinous cut surface were found. Touch imprint cytology was consistent with a low-grade malignancy and histologic and histochemical examination revealed a mucinous carcinoma. Careful prospective correlation between the cytological appearances of cells in imprints and the subsequent histopathology may lead to a more precise cytodiagnosis of a tumor associated with a comparative good prognosis.
Papadopoulos
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Department of Pathology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Tamiolakis
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D
Lambropoulou
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M
Alexiadis
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G
Deftereos
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S
Manavis
J
J
Polychronidis
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A
Sivridis
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E
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans