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==Cytologic Features== | |||
* Disorganized clusters | |||
* Small, crowded groups | |||
* Loss of cohesion | |||
* Nuclear atypia | |||
* Nuclei > 2 x size of RBC | |||
* Conspicuous nucleoli | |||
* Intracytoplasmic lumens | |||
* Absence of myoepithelial cells within groups | |||
* Absence of bipolar nuclei in the background | |||
Latest revision as of 15:13, 10 January 2014
Clinical History
80 year old female. Right breast mass FNA.
Cytology
Resident Questions
Surgical Pathology
Cytologic Features
- Disorganized clusters
- Small, crowded groups
- Loss of cohesion
- Nuclear atypia
- Nuclei > 2 x size of RBC
- Conspicuous nucleoli
- Intracytoplasmic lumens
- Absence of myoepithelial cells within groups
- Absence of bipolar nuclei in the background