Papillary carcinoma of the male breast diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology

Abstract

A 57-year old male presented with a left breast mass, the fine needle aspiration cytology revealed characteristic cytomorphological features of papillary carcinoma of the breast. In our knowledge this is a second reported case of papillary carcinoma of male breast diagnosed by the fine needle aspiration cytology. Cytomorphological and histopathological features of the case are described with literature on cytological features of papillary carcinoma and carcinoma of male breast is briefly reviewed.