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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Cribriform architecture (classic). | *Cribriform architecture ''or'' pseudoglandular spaces (classic pattern) - '''important feature'''. | ||
** | **Other patterns: solid, cords, (bilayered) tubules. | ||
**Cystic spaces filled with | **Cystic spaces filled with basophilic material (that is PAS +ve) - '''key feature'''. | ||
*Scant cytoplasm in most cells (myoepithelial cells) - clear/eosinophilic. | *Scant cytoplasm in most cells (myoepithelial cells) - clear/eosinophilic. | ||
**Moderate eosinophilic cytoplasm in the (rare) ductal cells. | **Moderate eosinophilic cytoplasm in the (rare) ductal cells. | ||