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FNAC of Rare Malignant Breast Neoplasms — A Five Year Overview

Hemalatha AL, Mamatha R, Rupashree S

Abstract

This study involves 20 cases of rare malignant neoplastic breast tumours encountered out of the 1100 breast biopsies studied over a period of 5 years. Most of the cases were initially diagnosed by fine needle aspiration and subsequently confirmed by histopathological examination. This study highlights the efficacy of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of rare and enigmatic malignant breast lesions, determines our experience of their incidence and encompasses the diagnostic hitches and special features encountered in the study of rare breast malignancies.

Journal of Cytology 2004; 21 (3) : 136-139

Key words : Fine needle aspiration,  Rare malignant breast neoplasms