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Periductal Stromal Tumor of the Breast: One Institution's Review of 6 Tumors Over a 22 Year Period With Immunohistochemical Analysis.

Zhao L., Komforti MK., Dawson A., Rowe JJ.

Retrospective Study with a reported sample of 6, published in Int J Surg Pathol (2021) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Retrospective Study
Journal
Int J Surg Pathol (2021)
Country
United States
Reported sample size
6
Source database
PubMed
PMID
34821169
DOI
10.1177/10668969211060482

Abstract (original English)

Introduction . Periductal stromal tumor (PST) of the breast is a rare fibroepithelial neoplasm with controversial pathogenesis. Methods . A retrospective search of our Pathology database from 2000 to 2021 identified 6 PST, all evaluated according to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) criteria. Immunohistochemistry for CD10, CD34, KIT, GATA3, p63, SOX10, ER, PR, HER2, smooth muscle actin (SMA), beta-catenin, and myogenin was performed as well. Results . All 6 patients were female and age ranged from 29 to 55 years (mean 40 years). Tumor size ranged from 2.9 to 5.9 cm (mean 3.0 cm). Data showed absence of leaf-like architecture (0/6), at least moderate hypercellularity (6/6), lack of a circumscribed border (5/6), coalescing nodules with intermixed adipose tissue (4/6), at least moderate stromal atypia (4/6), and an elevated mitotic activity ≥3mitotic figures/10 HPF (6/6). The stromal cells were positive for CD10 (4/4), CD34 (4/4), KIT (3/4), and SMA (3/4), and negative for GATA3 (0/6), p63 (0/6), SOX10 (0/6), ER (0/4), PR (0/4), HER2 (0/4), nuclear beta-catenin (0/5), and myogenin (0/4). No patient had a PST recurrence or metastasis (average follow-up of 91 months). Conclusion . We confirm that PST shares morphologic and immunophenotypic similarities with phyllodes tumor (PT). However, PST can be reliably differentiated from PT using the AFIP criteria. Additionally, P

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • Without an adequate control group, treatment effects cannot be separated from other factors.

Evidence level

Early human evidence such as case series or small samples is exploring possible benefits.

How we grade evidence
AdultAntigens, CD34Biomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedMyogeninNeprilysinPhyllodes Tumor

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