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2550188

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-10-17
pubmed:abstractText
In its pure form, mucinous breast carcinoma (MC) has a much better prognosis than infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC). Mixed MC-IDC has the prognosis of IDC. We compared the fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology and histology of nine cases of pure MC with 13 cases of mixed MC-IDC. While typical of pure MC, abundant mucin (3+/3+) was noted in smears from three cases of mixed tumor and is thus necessary but not sufficient for a diagnosis of pure MC. Cellular pleomorphism has been said not to be a feature of MC; however, we found occasional large cells markedly different from the typical small uniform cells of MC in four pure and seven mixed tumors. Cytologic features indicative of a mixed tumor include one or more smears totally without mucin, scantly amounts of mucin, or necrosis. A combination of features indicative of pure mucinous carcinoma in FNA included abundant mucin on all smears, no pleomorphism, and no necrosis. Many cases will have smear patterns that are not typical of either profile and should probably be designated as carcinoma with a mucinous component.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
8755-1039
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
134-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Mucinous breast carcinoma and mixed mucinous-infiltrating ductal carcinoma: a comparative cytologic study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study