Plasma Cell Granuloma (Inflammatory pseudotumor) of the Breast
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- 1 November 1988
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 90 (5) , 627-632
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/90.5.627
Abstract
The first case of plasma cell granuloma (PCG) of the breast is presented. The lesion was seen as a circumscribed firm mass in the right breast of a 29-year-old woman. Histologically, a prominent plasma cell infiltrate was seen in a fibrous hyalinized stroma that contained spindle- and large stellateshaped stromal cells with bizarre nuclei. Immunohistochemical study demonstrated the polyclonal nature of the plasma cells and characterized the stromal cells as myofibroblasts. The nature of these cells was confirmed ultrastructurally. PCG of the breast should be considered analogous to inflammatory pseudotumors of the lung and extrapulmonary sites.Keywords
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