Adenoma of anogenital mammary-like glands.
Adenomas in the anogenital region are uncommon. There has been debate about the origin, including ectopic breast tissue, cutaneous apocrine gland, and most recently anogenital mammary-like gland. An anogenital mass in a 36-year-old woman was excised, and histopathologic examination and immunostaining were performed. Microscopic tissue sections showed a morphologic pattern similar to that of a mammary fibroadenoma, and immunostaining demonstrated the presence of estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors. The possibility of adenomas of anogenital mammary-like glands should be considered when evaluating patients with a mass in this area with confirmation by tissue biopsy or aspiration cytology.
Ahmed
Sartaj
S
Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital and Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
Campbell
Ross M
RM
Li
Jin Hong
JH
Wang
Li Juan
LJ
Robinson-Bostom
Leslie
L
D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D042361:Mammary Glands, Human / Q000473:pathology*