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Virchows Archiv
Published in: Virchows Archiv 1/2006

01-01-2006 | Original Article

Polymorphous adenocarcinoma of the breast. Report of three cases

Authors: Sofia Asioli, Gianluca Marucci, Guido Ficarra, Mark Stephens, Maria P. Foschini, Ian O. Ellis, Vincenzo Eusebi

Published in: Virchows Archiv | Issue 1/2006

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Abstract

We report three cases of polymorphous adenocarcinoma (PLA) of the breast in 37-, 55- and 74-year-old women, respectively. The patients have no evidence of previous malignancy. The tumours consist of monotonous cells showing a wide spectrum of growth patterns: solid nests, trabeculae, tubules, cribriform structures, strands and fascicles reminiscent of polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma of salivary glands. To our knowledge, PLA has never been reported in the breast; therefore, this tumour should be added to the list of neoplastic lesions of the breasts that have the same features as those of the salivary glands.
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Metadata
Title
Polymorphous adenocarcinoma of the breast. Report of three cases
Authors
Sofia Asioli
Gianluca Marucci
Guido Ficarra
Mark Stephens
Maria P. Foschini
Ian O. Ellis
Vincenzo Eusebi
Publication date
01-01-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Virchows Archiv / Issue 1/2006
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-005-0084-2

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