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* Cytology diagnosis: Papillary lesion
* Cytology diagnosis: Papillary lesion
* Surgical diagnosis: Intraductal papilloma </spoiler>
* Surgical diagnosis: Intraductal papilloma </spoiler>
==Cytologic Features==
* Hypercellular smears
* Large cohesive fragments with papillary architecture and fibrovascular cores.
* Short or tall columnar cells, often palisading the papillae
* Atypia may be present

Latest revision as of 15:03, 10 January 2014

Clinical History

88 year old female. Right breast FNA.

Cytology

Resident Questions

Cytologic Features

  • Hypercellular smears
  • Large cohesive fragments with papillary architecture and fibrovascular cores.
  • Short or tall columnar cells, often palisading the papillae
  • Atypia may be present