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Mastocytosis of the female breast
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  • Giovanna Crisi, MD, Baystate Health
  • Liron Pantanowitz, MD, Baystate Health
  • Namrata Setia, MD, Baystate Health
Document Type
Article, Peer-reviewed
Publication Date
10-1-2010
Abstract

A subset of patients with systemic mastocytosis may manifest with extracutaneous involvement. To the best of our knowledge, mastocytosis of the human breast has not been described. This study reports a case with mastocytosis involving the breasts of a 33-year-old woman associated with mammary hypertrophy (breast mastocytosis). The potential for infiltrating mast cells to mimic lobular carcinoma is emphasized and the relationship to breast hypertrophy in this case is discussed.

Publication ISSN
0884-8734
Citation Information
Setia N, Crisi G, Pantanowitz L. Mastocytosis of the female breast Int J Surg Pathol 2010 Oct;18(5):374-8.