Crystallizing galactocele: A rare case report and review of literature

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2024 Feb 19. doi: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_278_23. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCrystallizing galactocele is an uncommon condition that produces a viscous, chalky substance on fine needle aspiration cytology. (FNAC). Both the diagnosis and the management of this illness include the use of FNAC. Here, we discuss the case of a 25-year-old nursing woman who experienced left breast edema lump for two years. The upper outer quadrant of the leftt breast was involved by the hard, small, non-tender, and movable enlargement. The lesion's FNAC produced a thick, milky, and chalky substance. Numerous semi-transparent crystals of various sizes and shapes with angulated edges could be seen in cytological smears against a background of granular and amorphous proteinaceous material. A diagnosis of crystallizing galactocele was made on the basis of the patient's clinical history of lactation and characteristic cytological findings. Due to the rarity of this condition-to the best of our knowledge, less than ten cases of crystallizing galactocele have been documented in medical literature.PMID:38427758 | DOI:10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_278_23
Source: Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology - Category: Pathology Authors: Source Type: research