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Invasive breast carcinoma - IARC

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Fig. 1.42 Squamous cell <strong>carcinoma</strong>. A well circumscribed<br />

mass shows numerous irregularly<br />

shaped depressions on cut surface.<br />

Fig. 1.43 Squamous cell <strong>carcinoma</strong>, acantholytic<br />

variant, which is often mistaken for<br />

a n g i o s a r c o m a .<br />

A<br />

Squamous cell <strong>carcinoma</strong><br />

A <strong>breast</strong> <strong>carcinoma</strong> entirely composed<br />

of metaplastic squamous cells that may<br />

be keratinizing, non-keratinizing or spindled;<br />

they are neither derived from the<br />

overlying skin nor re p resent metastases<br />

f rom other sites.<br />

ICD-O codes<br />

Squamous cell <strong>carcinoma</strong> 8070/3<br />

Large cell keratinizing variant 8071/3<br />

Spindle cell variant 8074/3<br />

Acantholytic variant 8075/3<br />

Histopathology<br />

Squamous cell <strong>carcinoma</strong>s assume<br />

several phenotypes including large<br />

cell keratinizing, non-keratinizing, and<br />

less frequently spindle cell and acantholytic<br />

types; some show a combination<br />

of these patterns {752,987,1022,<br />

1928,2520,2932,3061}. The most bland<br />

appearing and well diff e rentiated cells<br />

often line cystic spaces; as the tumour<br />

cells emanate out to infiltrate the surrounding<br />

stroma, they become spindle<br />

shaped and lose their squamous feat<br />

u res. A pronounced stromal reaction<br />

is often admixed with the spindled<br />

squamous <strong>carcinoma</strong>. The squamous<br />

d i ff e rentiation is retained in metastatic<br />

foci. Squamous cell <strong>carcinoma</strong> can be<br />

B<br />

graded based mainly on nuclear feat<br />

u res and, to a lesser degree, cytoplasmic<br />

diff e re n t i a t i o n .<br />

Immunoprofile<br />

The spindle cell and acantholytic variants<br />

re q u i re immunohistochemical conf<br />

i rmation of their epithelial nature. The<br />

epithelial tumour cell components are<br />

positive for broad spectrum and high<br />

molecular weight cytokeratins (CK5<br />

and CK34betaE12), but negative for<br />

vascular endothelial markers. Nearly all<br />

squamous cell <strong>carcinoma</strong>s are negative<br />

for both estrogen (ER) and pro g e s-<br />

t e rone receptors (PR) {3059,3061}.<br />

Adeno<strong>carcinoma</strong> with spindle cell<br />

metaplasia<br />

Definition<br />

An invasive adeno<strong>carcinoma</strong> with abundant<br />

spindle cell transformation. The<br />

spindle cells are neither squamous, nor<br />

mesenchymal, but rather glandular in<br />

n a t u re .<br />

ICD-O code 8572/3<br />

Clinical features<br />

This tumour occurs mainly in postmenopausal<br />

women and presents as a<br />

d i s c rete mass.<br />

Pathologic features<br />

M a c ro s c o p i c a l l y, a well circ u m s c r i b e d ,<br />

solid mass, the tumour is composed<br />

of tubules of adeno<strong>carcinoma</strong> admixed<br />

with neoplastic spindle cells. The<br />

spindle cells immunoreact with epithelial<br />

markers including CK7, but<br />

not with CK5,6 or other markers of<br />

squamous/myoepithelial diff e re n t i a t i o n .<br />

At the ultrastructural level, the spindle<br />

C<br />

Fig. 1.44 Squamous cell <strong>carcinoma</strong> of the <strong>breast</strong>. A Macroscopically, there are often central cystic areas.<br />

B Variously shaped spaces lined by squamous epithelium are characteristic of the more common mammary<br />

squamous cell <strong>carcinoma</strong>. C Higher magnification showing a range of squamous cell differentiation with the most<br />

differentiated at the right. D Immunostain for cytokeratins 5, 6 is positive as expected for squamous epithelium.<br />

D<br />

Fig. 1.45 Adeno<strong>carcinoma</strong> with spindle cell metaplasia.<br />

The spindle cells are neither squamous nor<br />

mesenchymal, but rather glandular, intermixed<br />

with glands.<br />

38 Tumours of the <strong>breast</strong>

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