Abstract | PURPOSE: Non-epithelial breast neoplasms cover a large spectrum of histopathological entities. The demographics and clinical features are similar to epithelial breast lesions but the diagnosis, prognosis and management options are often very different. METHODS: During 2001-2010, 1362 patients were examined at the Pathology Department of the Aretaieion General Hospital for various breast lesions. All specimens were processed routinely and slides stained with hematoxylin- eosin were re-examined. The patient clinical records were examined for demographics, clinical presentation and therapeutic approach. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: Non-epithelial primary breast tumors are rare (1.68%) and present significant difficulty in accurate preoperative diagnosis and in certain cases in pathological diagnosis as well, which is necessary for the selection of the appropriate treatment. Avoidance of inappropriate therapies requires a multidisciplinary management approach.
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Authors | A Kondi-Pafiti, D Dellaportas, D Myoteri, A Tsagkas, E Ntakomyti, E Kairi-Vasilatou |
Journal | Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology
(J BUON)
2013 Jan-Mar
Vol. 18
Issue 1
Pg. 70-6
ISSN: 1107-0625 [Print] Cyprus |
PMID | 23613391
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Biopsy
- Breast Neoplasms
(classification, pathology, surgery)
- Breast Neoplasms, Male
(classification, pathology, surgery)
- Female
- Granular Cell Tumor
(classification, pathology, surgery)
- Greece
- Hemangioma
(classification, pathology, surgery)
- Hemangiosarcoma
(classification, pathology, surgery)
- Hospitals, University
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
(classification, pathology, surgery)
- Male
- Mastectomy
(methods)
- Mastectomy, Modified Radical
- Mastectomy, Segmental
- Mastectomy, Simple
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue
(classification, pathology, surgery)
- Treatment Outcome
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