Papillary and Sclerosing Lesions



Papillary and Sclerosing Lesions






5.1 SCLEROSED PAPILLOMA VS. FIBROADENOMA













































Sclerosed Papilloma


Fibroadenoma


Age


Adult women


Adult women, often bimodal distribution


Location


Often central, subareolar


Any location in breast


Imaging findings


Nodule or calcifications


Nodule or calcifications (in older women)


Etiology


Unknown


Unknown


Histology




  1. Sclerotic nodule, usually retains a portion of duct wall lining (Figs 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4)



  2. Encysting fibrous duct wall contains entrapped epithelial elements that generally have a parallel arrangement (Figs. 5.1.3 and 5.1.4)



  3. Peripheral epithelium often shows florid hyperplasia (Figs. 5.1.3 and 5.1.4)



  4. Sclerosis may obliterate ductal lining epithelium (Fig. 5.1.5)



  5. Central sclerosis entraps epithelial elements mimicking invasion (Fig. 5.1.5), but parallel arrangement and maintenance of a dual cell population assure a benign diagnosis (Fig. 5.1.6)




  1. Circumscribed proliferation of epithelium and stroma (Figs. 5.1.7 and 5.1.8)



  2. Epithelium is evenly distributed within a paucicellular and myxoid stroma (Figs. 5.1.9 and 5.1.10)



  3. Glandular epithelium is surrounded by (pericanalicular pattern) or compressed into cords (intracanallicular pattern) by the stromal proliferation (Figs. 5.1.10 and 5.1.11), but no duct wall is present


Special studies


None to distinguish from fibroadenoma


None


Treatment


Excision is the usual recommendation for papillary lesions if diagnosed on core biopsy


Excision is not necessary, but is often performed for cosmesis; small fibroadenomas may be completely removed by core biopsy.


Clinical implication


Slightly increased risk of later cancer development (1.5×); risk is bilateral, but of insufficient magnitude to affect patient management


Women who have been diagnosed with a fibroadenoma are prone to develop additional fibroadenomas; however, women with fibroadenomas are not at increased risk for development of subsequent invasive carcinoma








Figure 5.1.1 This sclerosed intraductal papilloma contains a central sclerotic nodule which deforms the adjacent epithelium.






Figure 5.1.2 Central sclerosis entraps the epithelium and deforms areas of hyperplasia peripherally in this intraductal papilloma.






Figure 5.1.3 The entrapped glandular structures within this sclerosed papilloma generally maintain a parallel relationship. The peripheral epithelium shows hyperplasia without atypia.






Figure 5.1.7 A fibroadenoma showing sharp circumscription and an abrupt interface with adjacent breast tissue.






Figure 5.1.8 The epithelium is evenly distributed in this fibroadenoma.






Figure 5.1.9 The bosselated edge and evenly distributed small glandular structures are characteristic of fibroadenoma.







Figure 5.1.4 Focally a residual duct wall lining is present in this sclerosed intraductal papilloma (upper right).






Figure 5.1.5 Sclerotic intraductal papilloma with entrapped glandular elements mimicking the pericanalicular pattern of a fibroadenoma. Note the previous biopsy site (lower left).






Figure 5.1.6 Entrapped glands in this sclerosed intraductal papilloma are distorted, but have a parallel arrangement and maintain a dual cell population.






Figure 5.1.10 Several small nodular proliferations demonstrate a pericanalicular growth pattern in this fibroadenoma.






Figure 5.1.11 Epithelium rings a nodular proliferation of stroma in this fibroadenoma.



5.2 CLUSTERED MICROPAPILLOMAS VS. NIPPLE DUCT ADENOMA













































Clustered Micropapillomas


Nipple Duct Adenoma


Age


Adult women


Adult women


Location


Often central, subareolar


Central, subareolar


Imaging finding


Calcifications or nodule


Superficial subareolar circumscribed nodule


Etiology


Unknown


Unknown


Histology




  1. Lobulocentric epithelial proliferation (Figs. 5.2.1 and 5.2.2)



  2. Solid proliferation of epithelium with slitlike peripheral secondary spaces (Figs. 5.2.2 and 5.2.3)



  3. Residual fibrovascular cores may be subtle (Fig. 5.2.4)




  1. Affects subareolar nipple ducts beneath the skin surface (Figs. 5.2.5, 5.2.6, 5.2.7)



  2. Circumscribed, nodular epithelial proliferation (Fig. 5.2.5) with peripheral slit-like spaces



  3. Frequently contains florid hyperplasia without atypia (Figs. 5.2.6 and 5.2.7), characterized by irregular cell placement and indistinct cell borders


Special studies


None to distinguish from nipple adenoma


None


Treatment


Excision is not necessary for micropapillomas diagnosed on core biopsy


Excision with negative margins. May recur if incompletely excised.


Clinical implication


Slightly increased risk of later cancer development (1.5×); risk is bilateral, but of insufficient magnitude to affect patient management


When florid hyperplasia is a component, there is a slight increased risk of later cancer development (1.5×), similar to other proliferative lesions without atypia; risk is bilateral, but of insufficient magnitude to affect patient management







Figure 5.2.1 Clustered micropapillomas containing florid hyperplasia: Several lobular units and terminal ducts are expanded by an epithelial proliferation.






Figure 5.2.5 Nipple duct adenoma consists of a nodular proliferation of epithelium involving nipple ducts just beneath the skin.







Figure 5.2.2 A lobulocentric configuration is maintained despite distortion of these clustered micropapillomas by hyperplasia.






Figure 5.2.3 The fibrovascular cores of these clustered micropapillomas are almost obliterated by florid hyperplasia without atypia.






Figure 5.2.4 Uneven cell placement and nuclear variability are defining of florid hyperplasia involving a micropapilloma. Note the sclerosed fibrovascular cores (bottom).






Figure 5.2.6 The nipple ducts contain an exuberant epithelial proliferation with numerous slit-like spaces characteristic of florid hyperplasia without atypia.






Figure 5.2.7 The florid hyperplasia without atypia involving this nipple duct adenoma has slit-like peripheral secondary spaces and the cell placement is irregular. Focal punctate necrosis is common in this setting.



5.3 SCLEROSED PAPILLOMA VS. ADENOMYOEPITHELIOMA













































Sclerosed papilloma


Adenomyoepithelioma


Age


Adult women


Adult women


Location


Retroareolar (solitary) or peripheral (may be multiple)


Retroareolar, usually solitary


Imaging findings


Nodular density, duct filling defect on galactogram


Nodular density


Etiology


Unknown


Unknown


Histology




  1. Dilated duct containing arborizing fibrovascular cores subtended by epithelium (Figs. 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3)



  2. Glandular structures consist of luminal epithelial and myoepithelial cells (Fig. 5.3.4)



  3. The glandular structures are separated from each other by stroma (Figs 5.3.4, 5.3.5, 5.3.6)



  4. Myoepithelial cells may be prominent, but do not present a solid growth pattern (Figs. 5.3.4, 5.3.5, 5.3.6)




  1. Round to ovoid, often lobulated nodule, more solid than the typical papilloma and may be partially surrounded by a fibrotic duct wall (Figs. 5.3.7, 5.3.8, 5.3.9)



  2. Bland myoepithelial cells (Fig. 5.3.10) forming solid sheets (Fig. 5.3.11) are a prominent component



  3. Numerous small glandular structures, many with obliterated lumens resemble sclerosing adenosis (Figs. 5.3.12 and 5.3.13)


Special studies


Immunohistochemistry using antibodies to myoepithelial markers demonstrates a normally distributed (basal) myoepithelial component


Immunohistochemistry using antibodies to myoepithelial markers such as p63 demonstrates a prominent (usually more than half of the lesion) myoepithelial component (Fig. 5.3.14) while CK5/6 is less specific and variably expressed by both the epithelial and myoepithelial components (Fig. 5.3.15)


Treatment


Excision is the usual recommendation for papillary lesions


Conservative excision to negative margins to avoid local recurrence; rare recurrences may be associated with low-grade adenosquamous carcinoma or spindle cell metaplastic carcinoma


Clinical implication


Slightly increased risk of later cancer development for intraductal papilloma (1.5×); risk is bilateral, but of insufficient magnitude to affect patient management. If atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is present, subsequent risk is greater and ipsilateral (see example 5.5).


Benign lesion with capacity for local recurrence. Lesions reported to be associated with malignant behavior were also accompanied by coexistent DCIS or metaplastic carcinoma. In the absence of DCIS or metaplastic carcinoma, adenomyoepthelioma is a benign entity.








Figure 5.3.1 Intraductal papilloma: The encysting fibrous duct wall surrounds arborizing fibrovascular cores, lined by proliferating epithelium; central sclerosis contains entrapped glands.






Figure 5.3.2 A sclerosed intraductal papilloma with maintenance of arborizing fibrovascular cores. Only a small portion of the duct lumen with lining remains (far right).






Figure 5.3.3 Small glandular structures are separated by intervening stroma. Focally the epithelium has apocrine cytology.






Figure 5.3.7 Adenomyoepithelioma with a characteristic lobulated and solid appearance at low magnification.






Figure 5.3.8 The epithelial proliferation in adenomyoepithelioma is predominantly solid, with an encysting fibrous rind, a remnant of a former duct wall.






Figure 5.3.9 The lobulations of this adenomyoepithelioma contain a solid, spindle cell proliferation centrally and glandular elements at the periphery.







Figure 5.3.4 Glandular structures contain luminal epithelial and myoepithelial cells.






Figure 5.3.5 The epithelium of the papilloma shows a mixture of epithelial and myoepithelial cells.






Figure 5.3.6 Myoepithelial cells are prominent in this intraductal papilloma, but foci of solid growth are absent.






Figure 5.3.10 Glandular elements are intermixed with the solid, spindled proliferation in this adenomyoepithelioma.






Figure 5.3.11 A solid proliferation of myoepithelial cells showing spindled but varied nuclei that are overlapping in this adenomyoepithelioma.






Figure 5.3.12 The proliferating myoepithelial cells have spindled nuclei and clear cytoplasm in this adenomyoepithelioma. Note adjacent glandular differentiation.







Figure 5.3.13 Adenomyoepithelioma showing an area of glandular differentiation. Nuclear variability and overlap are characteristic.






Figure 5.3.14 Immunohistochemical expression of nuclear p63 by the myoepithelial component of an adenomyoepithelioma






Figure 5.3.15 Immunohistochemical expression of high molecular weight cytokeratin (CK5/6) by the spindled myoepithelial proliferation in adenomyoepithelioma.



5.4 SCLEROSED ADENOTIC PAPILLOMA VS. NODULAR SCLEROSING ADENOSIS













































Sclerosed Adenotic Papilloma


Nodular Sclerosing Adenosis


Age


Adult women


Adult women


Location


Often central, subareolar


May occur anywhere in the breast


Imaging findings


Calcifications or nodule


Calcifications, may be mass forming (nodular adenosis or adenosis tumor)


Etiology


Unknown


Unknown


Histology




  1. Rounded nodule of small glandular structures, encased by a dense fibrous rind (Figs. 5.4.1 and 5.4.2)



  2. A small amount of duct lining may remain (Fig. 5.4.1)



  3. Central sclerosis entraps epithelial elements (Figs. 5.4.1 and 5.4.3)



  4. An encysting fibrous duct wall contains entrapped epithelial elements that generally have a parallel arrangement (Figs. 5.4.2 and 5.4.3)



  5. Glandular elements are compressed by sclerosis but myoepithelial cells are maintained (Figs. 5.4.4 and 5.4.5)




  1. Several lobular units involved by sclerosing adenosis coalesce to form a lobulated mass (nodular adenosis), but a lobulocentric configuration is maintained (Fig. 5.4.6)



  2. Individual lobular units contain numerous small acini, which retain myoepithelial and luminal layers (Fig 5.4.7)



  3. Acini are frequently distorted and compressed, losing their lumens, especially at the periphery of the lesion (Figs. 5.4.8, 5.4.9, 5.4.10)



  4. Myoepithelial cells may compose the majority of the lesion when sclerosis is prominent (Figs. 5.4.8 and 5.4.10)


Special studies


None to distinguish from sclerosing adenosis


None to distinguish from sclerosed intraductal papilloma; immunohistochemical studies using antibodies to myoepithelial markers such as p63 may be helpful in recognizing benignancy


Treatment


Excision is the usual recommendation for papillary lesions


Excision unnecessary if detected on core needle biopsy with concordant imaging studies


Clinical implication


Slightly increased risk of later cancer development (1.5×); risk is bilateral, but of insufficient magnitude to affect patient management


Slightly increased risk of later cancer development (1.5×); risk is bilateral, but of insufficient magnitude to affect patient management

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