Breast Carcinoma: An Unusual Variant |
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| Sections Clinical History Fine Needle Aspiration Macroscopic Features Light Microscopy Electron Microscopy Diagnosis Discussion Reader Feedback |
Electron Microscopy |
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| Ultrastructural examination of the breast carcinoma demonstrated polygonal sheets of large cells. Rare signet ring cells were also present. | ||
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| The cytoplasm of the majority of the neoplastic cells contained numerous mucin granules and rare secretory. | ||
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| Intracellular and extracellular lumina as well as mitochondria and rough endoplasmic organelles were also present. | ||
| Diagnosis | ||
| January 1988 Case-of-the-Month | ||
