title: Misleading presentations of malignant breast diseases--role of clinical cytology.
abstract: We described two examples with misleading presentations to draw attention to the role of clinical cytology as apart of multidisciplinary approach to breast lesions. In the first case--Paget's disease of the nipple, there was no obvious clinical and radiological evidence of breast cancer, while the second case--primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the breast imitated advanced breast carcinoma. The question is whether accurate and fast diagnoses can be made without cytological examinations. It must be kept in mind that first-hand clinical information and contact with the patient is necessary in rendering accurate cytological diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia. gordana.kaic@zg.t-com.hr
authors.forename: Gordana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kaić
authors.forename: Tajana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stoos-Veić
authors.forename: Karmen Trutin
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Ostović
authors.forename: Jovanka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vojnović
authors.forename: Ljerka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vidović
authors.forename: Smiljka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lambasa
authors.forename: Visnja
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Harim
authors.forename: Radmila
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ajduković
authors.forename: Sanda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stanec
authors.forename: Srećko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Budi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000592:standards; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000592:standards; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009558:Nipples / Q000473:pathology; D010144:Paget's Disease, Mammary / Q000473:pathology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results