TY - JOUR
T1 - Distinguishing benign dissecting mucin (stromal mucin pools) from invasive mucinous carcinoma
AU - Molavi, Diana
AU - Argani, Pedram
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - Mucin dissecting stroma suggests the presence of an invasive mucinous (colloid) carcinoma. However, in virtually every organ in which invasive mucinous carcinoma exists, there exist benign mimickers associated with dissecting mucin. This article reviews diagnostic criteria for the differential diagnosis of mucinous lesions of the breast, pancreas, biliary tract, colon, appendix, and bladder, emphasizing practical points, which we find helpful in daily diagnostic surgical pathology practice.
AB - Mucin dissecting stroma suggests the presence of an invasive mucinous (colloid) carcinoma. However, in virtually every organ in which invasive mucinous carcinoma exists, there exist benign mimickers associated with dissecting mucin. This article reviews diagnostic criteria for the differential diagnosis of mucinous lesions of the breast, pancreas, biliary tract, colon, appendix, and bladder, emphasizing practical points, which we find helpful in daily diagnostic surgical pathology practice.
KW - Colloid carcinoma
KW - Dissecting mucin
KW - Extravasated mucin
KW - Mucinous adenocarcinoma
KW - Mucocele
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U2 - 10.1097/PAP.0b013e31815e52aa
DO - 10.1097/PAP.0b013e31815e52aa
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18156808
AN - SCOPUS:39149118058
SN - 1072-4109
VL - 15
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - Advances in anatomic pathology
JF - Advances in anatomic pathology
IS - 1
ER -