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. 2005 Jul;1(1):e5.
doi: 10.2349/biij.1.1.e5. Epub 2005 Jul 1.

Intracystic papillary carcinoma of the breast

M Muttarak  1 , A Somwangprasert, B Chaiwun
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Intracystic papillary carcinoma of the breast

M Muttarak et al. Biomed Imaging Interv J. 2005 Jul.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Craniocaudal and (b) mediolateral mammograms show a 3.5 cm dense, round, partially circumscribed mass without calcification in the right upper outer quadrant.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Transverse US image of the mass shows a complex mass with cystic and nodular solid (M) components. Posterior acoustic enhancement (arrows) is also seen.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Transverse color Doppler US image shows vascular flow within the solid components.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Photograph of the gross specimen shows a thick wall cyst with nodular lesions (M) protruding into the cystic space.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Low-power photomicrograph of a histopathologic specimen shows thick fibrotic cyst wall (*) and papillary fronds (Hematoxylin-eosin stain, original magnification, ×20).
Figure 6
Figure 6
High-power photomicrograph shows a papillary frond (short arrows) with a fibrovascular core (long arrow). The epithelial cells are pleomorphic (Haematoxylin-eosin stain, original magnification, ×200).
Figure 7
Figure 7
High-power photomicrograph shows invasive carcinoma (arrows) extending into surrounding fibrous stroma (Haematoxylin-eosin stain, original magnification, ×200).
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