Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia
Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH), is an overgrowth of myofibroblastic cells in the breast. It has an appearance similar to fibroadenomatoid changes.[1]
The diagnostic significance is currently uncertain, but it appears to be benign. There have been cases of PASH diagnosed where the tumors co-exist with breast cancer. Other cases have made screening for breast cancer difficult and in some cases impossible due to the number and density of the existing PASH tumors. These cases have resulted in the necessity of a mastectomy and double mastectomy.
Diagnosis[edit | edit source]
The diagnosis of PASH is by biopsy.
The important differential diagnosis is angiosarcoma, from which it was first differentiated in 1986.[2]
Differential diagnosis[edit | edit source]
Treatment[edit | edit source]
The management of PASH is controversial. Excision may be indicated in enlarging masses or lesions with atypical features.
References[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
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- Micrographs of PASH - nature.com.
- PASH of breast - halls.md.
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