title: Bilateral angiosarcoma breast diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology.
abstract: Concurrent or synchronous angiosarcoma (AS) of breast is a rarity. Specific recognition of this neoplasm in cytological specimens is difficult and conclusive diagnosis in the absence of ancillary methods is achieved only uncommonly. Herein, we present a case of bilateral AS of breasts in a 32-year-old lady diagnosed by fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology, thus enabling a definitive surgical approach. This case report emphasizes that when aspiration smears show vasoformative features consisting of microacini, arborizing microtissue fragments and intracytoplasmic lumen against a bloody background, diagnosis can be made conclusively by FNA with immunohistochemical confirmation.
authors: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College,, Mangalore, Karnataka, India. paimuktha@yahoo.com
authors: Muktha R
authors: MR
authors: Pai
authors: Krishnaraj
authors: K
authors: Upadhyaya
authors: Ramadas
authors: R
authors: Naik
authors: Sakshi
authors: S
authors: Malhotra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry