Difference between revisions of "Breast pathology"
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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Acini are smaller than usual and there are more of them. | *Acini are smaller than usual and there are more of them - often slit-like. | ||
*Fibrosis (scleroses) - pink on H&E surrounds the acini. | *Fibrosis (scleroses) - pink on H&E surrounds the acini. | ||
**Can mimic a [[dysmoplastic reaction]]. | **Can mimic a [[dysmoplastic reaction]]. | ||
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*The acini should: | *The acini should: | ||
**Be in lobular arrangements, i.e. in groups (benign appearance at low power). | **Be in lobular arrangements, i.e. in groups (benign appearance at low power). | ||
**Have two cell layers like well-behaved breast glands do - '''key feature'''. | **Have two cell layers like well-behaved breast glands do - '''key feature'''. | ||