1994 Volume 3 Issue 1 Pages 23-25
A rare cese of secretory carcinoma of the breast diagnosed by aspiration cytology is reported. A 55-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with a small mass in the right breast. Aspiration cyology revealed a characteristic "bunch of grapes" appearance and modified radical mastectomy was performed. Histrogic examination of the resected mass demonstrated tumor cells forming glandular structures with eosinophilic fluid in the lumens. Both the fluid and the cytoplasm of the tumor cells were positive for PAS and alcian blue stains. From these findings, the lesion was diagnosed to be a secretory carcinoma of the breast. Secretory carcinoma of the breast can be diagnosed by aspiration cytolpgy, when the characteristic "bunch of grapes" appearance is recoginized.
