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→Columnar cell change
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**The snouts are attached to the cell-- appear as round ball only in the plane of section. | **The snouts are attached to the cell-- appear as round ball only in the plane of section. | ||
*Cytoplasm +/-eosinophilia. | *Cytoplasm +/-eosinophilia. | ||
*Often purple luminal calcifications | |||
DDx: | DDx: | ||
*Flat epithelial atypia (>2 cell layers).{{Fact}} | *Flat epithelial atypia (>2 cell layers).{{Fact}} | ||
**If the columnar cells shows low to intermediate grade atypia the process is termed "flat epithelial atypia" | |||
**If higher grade atyia is present the lesion is termed "flat DCIS" (clinging carcinoma) | |||
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