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Breast Cancer
Breast biphasic lesions with cellular stroma difficult to diagnose
May 13th, 2004
Breast biphasic lesions with cellular stroma are difficult to diagnose. "Biphasic lesions of the breast are characterized by integral epithelial and stromal components. Determination of the stromal composition facilitates diagnosis. Lesions with predominantly specialized stroma include fibroadenoma and phyllodes tumor, and lesions with a mixture of nonspecialized and specialized stroma include fibroadenoma variant, hamartoma, and pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia," wrote researchers in the journal Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology." "Diagnostic difficulty may be encountered when a biphasic lesion has cellular stroma, raising the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-05-13)
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