Metastatic breast carcinoma mimicking granular cell tumor

Metastatic breast carcinoma mimicking granular cell tumor

Metastatic breast carcinoma may assume many patterns. We describe a case in which cutaneous, pulmonary and lymph node metastases of an adenocarcinoma of the breast all resembled granular cell tumor. In all sites, the lesion stained positive with antibodies against EMA and cytokeratins, but failed to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of cutaneous pathology 1989-08, Vol.16 (4), p.218-222
Hauptverfasser: Franzblau, M. J., Manwaring, M., Plumhof, C., Listrom, M. B., Burgdorf, W. H. C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adenocarcinoma - pathology
Adenocarcinoma - secondary
Aged
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - secondary
Lymphangiosarcoma - diagnosis
Lymphatic Metastasis
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Skin Neoplasms - secondary
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Zusammenfassung:Metastatic breast carcinoma may assume many patterns. We describe a case in which cutaneous, pulmonary and lymph node metastases of an adenocarcinoma of the breast all resembled granular cell tumor. In all sites, the lesion stained positive with antibodies against EMA and cytokeratins, but failed to stain with anti‐S100.
ISSN:0303-6987
1600-0560
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0560.1989.tb00044.x