[Pseudo-angiomatous hyperplasia of mammary stroma: a case with gigantomastia].
Pseudo-angiomatous hyperplasia of mammary stroma (PASH) is a histopathological entity which is a microscopic fortuitous finding in mammary biopsies performed for different reasons. It may be symptomatic and appears then as a palpable lump. The term pseudo-angiomatous emphasizes the characteristic aspect of the stroma simulating a vascular tumor. We report a case of PASH in a 71 year-old woman who presented a recurring breast mass with rapid swelling of the mammary gland (70 x 60 x 20 cm) treated by mastectomy. PASH must be distinguished from a well-differentiated angiosarcoma. It is ruled out by immunohistochemistry.
Mansouri
Dhouha
D
Service d'anatomie et cytologie pathologique, Institut Salah Azaiez, Tunis, Tunisie.
Mrad
Karima
K
Sassi
Samia
S
Driss-Fourati
Maha
M
Abbes
Imene
I
Koubaa-Mahjoub
Wafa
W
Hechiche
Monia
M
Ben Romdhane
Khaled
K
D000368:Aged; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000473:pathology*