General
and Systemic Histopathology, C601&C602
Slide 158: Invasive duct cell carcinoma
of the breast
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Here we see a primary
breast cancer, it just happens to be located near the skin surface.
The typical features of a scirrhous carcinoma of the breast are present
in virtually every field.
See this slide with the
virtual microscope.
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Like the other examples
of cancer of the breast in your set, this one is invasive. You will see
the malignant cells in the stroma in long clusters, glands and lines or
files of individual cells. There will be few mitosis, and not much anaplasia,
but this is cancer all the same. These cells may look like lymphocytes
to you at first, but they are malignant ductal epithelial cells. |
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