Radiation-induced changes in the breast: a potential diagnostic pitfall on fine-needle aspiration.

作者信息

Dornfeld J M, Thompson S K, Shurbaji M S

机构信息

Department of Pathology, East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City 37614-0002.

出版信息

Diagn Cytopathol. 1992;8(1):79-80; discussion 80-1. doi: 10.1002/dc.2840080117.

The authors report a case of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of a breast mass in a 36-year-old woman with previous history of lumpectomy and therapeutic radiation for breast carcinoma. The changes seen were interpreted as recurrent carcinoma, while subsequent biopsy showed only radiation changes. Radiation-induced changes in breast tissue are a potential diagnostic pitfall. The characteristic cytopathologic changes and their differential diagnosis are discussed.