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Columnar cell change of the breast (view source)
Revision as of 04:51, 1 July 2016
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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 | *Often (purple) luminal [[breast calcifications|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 the columnar cells shows low to intermediate grade atypia the process is termed "flat epithelial atypia" | ||
**If higher grade | **If higher grade atypia is present the lesion is termed "flat DCIS" (clinging carcinoma). | ||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||