Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, India.
Department of General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, India.
Cytopathology. 2024 Mar;35(2):310-312. doi: 10.1111/cyt.13316. Epub 2023 Oct 24.
The co-existence of granulomatous mastitis and collagenous spherulosis in a breast lump is an uncommon finding. The awareness of cytomorphological features can help corroborate a cytological diagnosis. A palpable breast lump in an elderly female warrants urgent attention and fine needle aspiration is a rapid, reliable method of evaluation. An elderly female with a firm breast lump mimicking malignancy was subjected to fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Smears showed ill-formed granulomas, inflammatory cells and homogeneous hyaline stromal globular elements intermingled with the benign ductal epithelial and myoepithelial cells.
乳腺肉芽肿性乳腺炎合并胶原小球病较为罕见。对细胞形态学特征的认识有助于细胞诊断的确立。老年女性触及乳腺肿块应高度重视，细针抽吸是一种快速、可靠的评估方法。一位老年女性触及质硬乳腺肿块，类似恶性肿瘤，行细针穿刺细胞学检查（FNAC）。涂片显示形态不规则的肉芽肿、炎细胞和均质玻璃样细胞间质小球，与良性导管上皮和肌上皮细胞混合存在。
