Lymphocytic emperipolesis in breast carcinoma on cytology smears-A curious finding!

Cytopathology. 2023 Sep;34(5):510-511. doi: 10.1111/cyt.13264. Epub 2023 Jun 19.

Authors

Akriti Jindal¹, Gargi Kapatia¹, Manjit Kaur Rana¹, Mahendra Pratap Singh²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, India.
² Department of General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, India.

PMID: 37334920
DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13264

Abstract

In this article, we discuss an intimidating finding of lymphocytic emperipolesis which was observed in breast carcinoma cells on cytology smears.

Keywords: emperipolesis; infiltrating duct carcinoma; invasive duct carcinoma.

© 2023 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms* / pathology
Cytodiagnosis
Emperipolesis
Female
Humans
Lymphocytes / pathology