Sclerosing lobular hyperplasia of the breast: fine-needle aspiration cytology findings--a case report.
Sclerosing lobular hyperplasia (SLH) is an uncommon benign lesion seen in the juvenile breast. It presents as a palpable, firm, circumscribed nodular lump in the breast of a young woman. Histologically, it is characterised by prominent lobular hyperplasia and sclerosis of the intralobular connective tissue. We discuss the cytomorphology and differential diagnosis. A 16-yr-old female patient presented with a painless, firm, nodular, mobile mass in the right breast measuring 4 x 4 cm. The clinical and radiological diagnosis was fibroadenoma. Fine-needle aspiration smears showed round to oval ductal epithelial cells in flat sheets and round clusters with an acinar arrangement. A few bare nuclei were seen dispersed in a clean background but no stroma was visualised. A combination of clinical findings, imaging, and cytological features of SLH can help to differentiate this condition from other palpable juvenile breast diseases.
Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India.
Nirupma
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Panikar
Sarla
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Agarwal
D000293:Adolescent; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018226:Fibroadenoma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome