Evaluation of fine needle aspiration of the male breast for the diagnosis of gynaecomastia

Cytopathology : Official Journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology
E Martin-BatesI Phillips

Abstract

Fine needle aspiration of the male breast can present problems of diagnosis because the cytological presentation of gynaecomastia can be confused with that of adenocarcinoma. We reviewed breast aspirates from 24 male patients in order to determine the accuracy of cytology as a method of diagnosing gynaecomastia. Discrepancies were observed between the original cytology reports on one hand and the review cytology and biopsies on the other. Of the 24 aspirates from the male breast, the cytology was reported as negative in 16 cases, suspicious in three cases and malignant in five. In four cases of the negative group, a specific diagnosis of gynaecomastia was made. In two of the negative cases the subsequent biopsies revealed adenocarcinoma. Of the five cases reported on the original cytology as adenocarcinoma, two on review showed the features of florid gynaecomastia and this was confirmed on biopsy and three confirmed the initial diagnosis of adenocarcinoma. The cytological features of gynaecomastia which distinguish it from adenocarcinoma are discussed.

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