Korean J Cytopathol.  1996 Jun;7(1):75-78.

Cytologic Features of Infiltrating Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast in Ascitic Fluid: A Case Report

• Lee MK
• Lee KG

Abstract

We experienced a case of infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast in the ascitic fluid. The patient was a 49 year-old woman who presented with a palable mass of 3 months duration in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen and abdominal distension. Five years ago, she had undergone left radical mastectomy with chemotherapy and radiotherapy for infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast. The ascitic fluid smears revealed singly scattered small round to elliptical cells, many of which were arranged in characteristic indian-file patterns consisting of 3 to 5 cells. The tumor cells had scanty cytoplasm, rare cytoplasmic vacuoles and marked chromatin clumping with small, but prominent nucleoli.

Keyword

Infiltrating lobular; carcinoma; Breast; Ascites

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Ascites
Ascitic Fluid*
Breast*
Carcinoma, Lobular*
Chromatin
Cytoplasm
Drug Therapy
Female
Humans
Mastectomy, Radical
Middle Aged
Radiotherapy
Vacuoles
Chromatin