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Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Breast Mimicking Malignancy in an Elderly Male

Fouzia Siraj, Manveen Kaur, Varsha Dalal and Jain Sonam
Ochsner Journal September 2017, 17 (3) 277-279;

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    Figure 1.

    Mastectomy specimen (A) shows a well-defined tumor (B) that appears homogeneous, grey-white, and fleshy on cut section (C).

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    Figure 2.

    A: Spindle cells are arranged in sheets and short fascicles admixed with plasma cells (hematoxylin and eosin stain, ×400). The white arrows show lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate, the black arrow shows spindle tumor cells, and the grey arrow shows a congested blood vessel. B: Immunohistochemistry shows focal smooth muscle antigen positivity in tumor cells (×400).

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