Cystic adenomyoepithelioma of the breast
A Papaevangelou1, I Pougouras, G Liapi
1Department of Radiology, Thriasio Hospital, Athens, Greece. nomikos@souris.gr
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|August 25, 2004
Abstract:
Cystic adenomyoepithelioma of the breast is a rare tumor. We report a case of this entity in a 42-year-old woman who presented with a lump behind her left nipple. Clinical examination suggested the diagnosis of a cyst. Ultrasound showed a cyst with an intracystic mass. The lesion was biopsied and found to be a cystic adenomyoepithelioma.
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