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- Title
Collagenous spherulosis in an adenomyoepithelioma of the breast.
- Authors
Reis-Filho, J S; Fulford, L G; Crebassa, B; Carpentier, S; Lakhani, S R
- Abstract
Collagenous spherulosis (CS) is an incidental finding that usually occurs in association with benign proliferative and preinvasive lesions. Adenomyoepithelioma is a biphasic neoplasm of the breast, composed of both luminal epithelial and myoepithelial cells. Despite the common epimyoepithelial histogenesis, CS has never been described in association with adenomyoepithelioma. This report describes the case of a 48 year old woman who presented with CS of the breast in an adenomyoepithelioma. The combination of these two benign lesions led to diagnostic difficulties; namely, differentiation from adenoid cystic carcinoma, but also cribriform carcinoma and cylindroma of the breast. Antibodies to the oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, p63, and c-kit (CD117) proved to be useful adjuncts to differentiate between these lesions.
- Publication
Journal of clinical pathology, 2004, Vol 57, Issue 1, p83
- ISSN
0021-9746
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/jcp.57.1.83