The Korean Journal of Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회지)

The Korean Society for Cytopathology (대한세포병리학회)
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Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Invasive Micropapillary Carcinoma of the Breast

유방의 침윤성 미세유두암종의 세침흡인 세포검사

  • Choi, Hyun-Joo (Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Jung, Ji-Han (Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Shin, Jung-Ha (Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Min, Ki-Ouk (Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kang, Seok-Jin (Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Kyo-Young (Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Yoo, Jin-Young (Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 최현주 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 병원병리학교실) ;
  • 정지한 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 병원병리학교실) ;
  • 신정하 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 병원병리학교실) ;
  • 민기옥 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 병원병리학교실) ;
  • 강석진 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 병원병리학교실) ;
  • 이교영 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 병원병리학교실) ;
  • 유진영 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 병원병리학교실)
  • Published : 2007.03.30
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Abstract

Invasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC) of the breast is recently described rare variant of invasive ductal carcinoma. This variant has a distinctive histological features and aggressive biological behavior. We reviewed the cytologic features of eight cases of IMPC. The cytologic smears showed moderate to high cellularity and the tumor tissue was composed of atypical, angulated, cohesive clusters of neoplastic cells with a papillary to tubuloalveolar architecture, and a morular growth pattern without fibrovascular cores was seen on the histopathology. IMPC of the breast has distinctive cytologic features and it is important to make an early diagnosis via fine needle aspiration cytology due to this tumor's aggressive behavior.

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