| Case 261 | Surgical Pathology Case |
| CLINICAL INFORMATION | ||
| 71-year-old male. Left breast mass. | ||
| GROSS DESCRIPTION | ||
| The specimen consists of a 918 gram left mastectomy specimen with attached axillary tail. The mastectomy specimen measures 30.0 x 19.6 x 3.8 cm. There is a 19.0 x 7.0 cm ellipse of tan-brown unremarkable skin with a 2.0 x 1.5 cm friable, exophytic, crusted nipple. The axillary tail measures 15.0 x 12.0 x 5.0 cm. Sectioning through the specimen reveals a 3.2 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm firm tan stellate mass that is within 0.4 cm from the closest deep resection margin. The tumor mass is directly posterior to and slightly lateral to the nipple. | ||
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| HE, 2× | HE, 4× | |
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| HE, 10× | HE, 20× | |
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| HE, 20× | HE, 20× | |
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| HE, 40× | HE, 40× | |
| Source: Department of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE Gross photo: LS, microscopic photo: Zenggang Pan Discussion: Zenggang Pan | ||