Benign spindle cell breast tumor.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-1981
Abstract
A distinctive, benign, spindle cell tumor of the breast is described. Three patients were men, the fourth a woman. Histologically, each tumor displayed islands of spindle or stellate cells embedded in a collagenous matrix. Within the female breast, the lesion was within the stroma, displacing but not including the epithelial elements. Ultrastructural study of two tumors revealed diverse populations composed of fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, smooth muscle cells, and undifferentiated mesenchymal cells. The relationship of these tumors to spindle cell lipomas is discussed. The lesions have all been clinically benign, and their recognition as such is important.
Volume
48
Issue
7
First Page
1615
Last Page
1622
ISSN
0008-543X
Published In/Presented At
Toker, C., Tang, C. K., Whitely, J. F., Berkheiser, S. W., & Rachman, R. (1981). Benign spindle cell breast tumor. Cancer, 48(7), 1615–1622. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19811001)48:7<1615::aid-cncr2820480724>3.0.co;2-i
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
7284962
Department(s)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Document Type
Article