KROK 1 2013 – Question 168 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
A 35-year-old female patient underwent biopsy of the breast nodules. Histological examination revealed enhanced proliferation of the small duct epithelial cells and acini, accompanied by the formation of glandular structures of various shapes and sizes, which were located in the fibrous stroma. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A. Mastitis
- B. Cystic breast
- C. Adenocarcinoma
- D. Invasive ductal carcinoma
- E. Fibroadenoma
Hint
Decide from the histology whether the glands are atypical and invasive or an orderly proliferation set in fibrous tissue, and whether any inflammation is described.
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