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BREAST CYTOPATHOLOGY

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Hematologic Tumors 141

Figure 5.3. Plasmacytoma. A dissociated population of small round

cells with predominance of mature-appearing plasma cells. Infiltrating

ductal carcinoma composed of dispersed malignant cells may

resemble a plasma cell neoplasm due to eccentric nuclear placement

in the cells. (Smear, Diff-Quik.)

Figure 5.4. Plasmacytoma. This aspirate was obtained from the

upper outer quadrant of the breast of a male patient with no prior

history. The characteristic speckled “clock face” chromatin is

obvious. (Smear, Papanicolaou.)

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