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Frequent PIK3CA activating mutations in nipple adenomas.
Histopathology - 1 Jan 2017
Liau Jau-Yu, Lee Yi-Hsuan, Tsai Jia-Huei, Yuan Chang-Tsu, Chu Chia-Yu, Hong Jin-Bon, Sheen Yi-Shuan
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Nipple adenoma (NA) is a rare benign epithelial tumour occurring in the nipple. Histologically, it exhibits variable and often mixed adenosis-like and usual ductal hyperplasia-like growth patterns. Morphologically, it is similar to other benign proliferative breast lesions occurring in the breast parenchyma, which have been shown to harbour activating mutations in PIK3CA, AKT1 or, less frequently, in RAS in...
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