Nodular Mucinosis of the Breast in a Male: Reassessment of Diagnostic Criteria and Proposal for Its Classification as a Soft Tissue Tumor in the Myofibroblastoma and Spindle Cell Lipoma Spectrum

• Main Authors: Maria Teresa Fernández-Figueras (Author), Dmitry V. Kazakov (Author), Raquel López Martos (Author), Isabel Ojanguren (Author), Jordi Vila (Author), Aurelio Ariza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nodular mucinosis of the breast (NMB) is a rare entity with only a few cases described in the literature, most of them in young girls. All cases are located in the nipple and areolar area and microscopically consist of a multinodular myxoid mesenchymal proliferation. Bands of sclerotic collagen cont...