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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 backgr

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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 backgr