Prominant squamous metaplasia with extensive myxoid degeneration and associated ischaemic infarction in fibroadenoma of breast: A diagnostic dilemma
Journal Title: IP Archives of Cytology and Histopathology Research - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Fibroadenoma is the most commonly diagnosed benign tumour in adolescents and young women Squamous metaplasia and prominent myxoid degeneation with associated ischaemia infarction is not a common finding without history of trauma in fibroadenoma We report a 16 year old unmarried female which posed a diagnostic dilemma due to presence of unusual histopathological findings which is sparsly reported in English literature Keywords Breast Fibroadenoma Infarction Squamous metaplasia Myxoid degeneration
Authors and Affiliations
Poonam Prasad Bhadani, Iffat Jamal, Nishir Ojha, Rakesh Kumar Gupta
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