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BREAST CYTOPATHOLOGY

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96 4. Primary Malignant Tumors

Figure 4.17. Ductal carcinoma. A high-grade pleomorphic tumor

with singly dispersed naked nuclei. The nuclei are pleomorphic with

prominent irregularity of the membrane and devoid of nucleoli. A

follow-up biopsy revealed an infiltrating ductal carcinoma. (Smear,

Papanicolaou.)

Pitfalls and Differential Diagnosis

• Atypical ductal hyperplasia (see Figure 4.11)

• Fibroadenoma

• Papilloma/papillomatosis

• Lobular carcinoma

• Metastatic cancers

Lobular Carcinoma

Lobular Carcinoma In Situ

Clinical Features

• Usually an incidental pathologic finding because it does

not form a palpable or mammographically detectable

lesion

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