Cytologically Yours: Unknowns: 201312: Case 1

Clinical History

81 year old female. Right breast FNA, ThinPrep.

Cytology

Resident Questions

  • <spoiler text="Diagnosis?">
  • Cytology diagnosis: Breast carcinoma
  • Surgical diagnosis: Invasive ductal carcinoma </spoiler>

Surgical Pathology

Cytologic Features

  • Discohesion
  • Pleomorphism
  • Nuclear irregularity
  • Abnormal chromatin pattern
  • Irregular, large nucleoli
  • Absence of myopeithelial cells
  • Intracytoplasmic lumens