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Breast-nonmalignant
Ossification in breast
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D. (see Authors page)
Editor: name, affiliation
Revised: 26 February 2010, last major update - February 2010, UPDATE IN PROGRESS
Copyright: (c) 2002-2010, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
Definition
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● Uncommon
● Present in benign lesions and 1% of breast cancers
● Due to cholesterol granuloma (Pathol Res Pract 2008;204:353), fibroadenoma (Radiology 1989;172:671), fasciitis ossificans (Pathol Res Pract 2007;203:737, Archives 2004;128:e29), implant capsules (Aesthetic Plast Surg 1985;9:43), metaplastic carcinoma (Breast 2008;17:314), osteosarcoma, post-radiation therapy (Br J Radiol 2002;75:460), saline implants (Plast Reconstr Surg 2001;107:356) or silicone (Ann Plast Surg 1998;41:348)
Terminology
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Epidemiology
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Etiology
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Treatment
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Clinical images
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Gross description (Macroscopy)
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Gross images
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Micro description (Histopathology)
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Micro images
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Fasciitis ossificans - fig 1: spindle cell stroma and unremarkable mature lamellar bone; fig 2: lamellar bone is rimmed by osteoblasts
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Virtual Slides
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Osseous metaplasia
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Cytology description
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Positive stains
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Negative stains
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Molecular / cytogenetics description
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Differential Diagnosis
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