Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (Jan 2014)

Primary chondrosarcoma of breast - cytology with histopathological correlation: A rare case report with review of literature

  • Sankappa P. Sinhasan,
  • K. V. Bharathi,
  • Ramachandra V. Bhat,
  • Simon David Dasiah

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0377-4929.134727
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 57, no. 2
pp. 311 – 313

Abstract

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Malignant mesenchymal tumors of the breast other than angiosarcoma are extremely rare and comprise <0.5% of breast tumors. Primary chondrosarcoma of the breast is an extremely rare entity and only 10 cases are reported as single case reports in literature until date. A diagnosis of primary mammary sarcoma can be established only after excluding metaplastic carcinomas and malignant phyllodes by extensive sampling for evidence of in situ or invasive carcinoma. Here, we report a primary chondrosarcoma of breast in a 55-year-old lady diagnosed precisely on fine-needle aspiration cytology and confirmed by histopatholigcal examination after total mastectomy. We emphasize on diagnostic difficulties encountered in cytology smears and discuss differential diagnoses.

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