BACKGROUND: Adenomyoepithelioma (AME) of the breast is a biphasic very uncommon tumour with epithelial/ my-oepithelial components. It can be easily recognised in an excised lesion, but it is more difficult to make a definitive diagnosis with needle biopsy. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 42-year-old woman who presented with a mass in her right breast. The patient underwent a fine needle aspiration, and a diagnosis of C5 carcinoma was made. Neoadjuvant treatment was proposed to the patient but she refused and was referred to a third level centre where a needle core biopsy was performed and a diagnosis suggestive of AME was made. CONCLUSION: If there is cytological atypia, AME may be confused with infiltrating ductal carcinoma in needle biopsies because of limited tissue sampling.
BACKGROUND:Adenomyoepithelioma (AME) of the breast is a biphasic very uncommon tumour with epithelial/ my-oepithelial components. It can be easily recognised in an excised lesion, but it is more difficult to make a definitive diagnosis with needle biopsy. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 42-year-old woman who presented with a mass in her right breast. The patient underwent a fine needle aspiration, and a diagnosis of C5 carcinoma was made. Neoadjuvant treatment was proposed to the patient but she refused and was referred to a third level centre where a needle core biopsy was performed and a diagnosis suggestive of AME was made. CONCLUSION: If there is cytological atypia, AME may be confused with infiltrating ductal carcinoma in needle biopsies because of limited tissue sampling.
Authors: Serap Erel; Isil Tuncbilek; Kemal Kismet; Bulent Kilicoglu; Elif Ozer; Mehmet Ali Akkus Journal: Breast Care (Basel) Date: 2008-11-25 Impact factor: 2.860
Authors: Fresia Pareja; Michael S Toss; Felipe C Geyer; Edaise M da Silva; Mahsa Vahdatinia; Ana Paula M Sebastiao; Pier Selenica; Austin Szatrowski; Marcia Edelweiss; Hannah Y Wen; Raluca Mihai; Zsuzsanna Varga; Maria P Foschini; Brian P Rubin; Ian O Ellis; Sarat Chandarlapaty; Achim A Jungbluth; Edi Brogi; Britta Weigelt; Jorge S Reis-Filho; Emad A Rakha Journal: Histopathology Date: 2020-05 Impact factor: 5.087