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Myofibroblastoma, a case report of uncovering this rare mesenchymal tumor
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Sheelashree Ajakkala Narayana
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Tahera Syed *
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Kiran Kumar Nayak S
A pathologist stumbles upon a male breast lump not uncommonly.Through the present case report, we uncover one of the rare breast tumors that every pathologist should be aware of, as it is often mistaken for a malignant lesion which in turn leads to radical treatment. To complicate things, this tumor also has multiple morphological variants. Here we present a case of Myofibroblastoma in a middle aged male patient, which was of epithelioid variant. Further the diagnosis was confirmed by Immunohistochemistry. A careful microscopic evaluation in the light of a good clinical history and supporting immunohistochemistry usually clinches the diagnosis.
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Narayana SA, Syed T, S KKN. Myofibroblastoma, a case report of uncovering this rare mesenchymal tumor [Internet]. Indian J Pathol Oncol. 2025 [cited 2025 Oct 18];12(3):271-274. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpo.11493.1746998923
APA
Narayana, S. A., Syed, T., S, K. K. N. (2025). Myofibroblastoma, a case report of uncovering this rare mesenchymal tumor. Indian J Pathol Oncol, 12(3), 271-274. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpo.11493.1746998923
MLA
Narayana, Sheelashree Ajakkala, Syed, Tahera, S, Kiran Kumar Nayak. "Myofibroblastoma, a case report of uncovering this rare mesenchymal tumor." Indian J Pathol Oncol, vol. 12, no. 3, 2025, pp. 271-274. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpo.11493.1746998923
Chicago
Narayana, S. A., Syed, T., S, K. K. N.. "Myofibroblastoma, a case report of uncovering this rare mesenchymal tumor." Indian J Pathol Oncol 12, no. 3 (2025): 271-274. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpo.11493.1746998923