A hemangiopericytoma in a male breast was studied by fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy. The FNA smears contained tissue clumps showing knob-like formations of atypical cells, spindle-shaped cells and fragments of capillaries lined by normal endothelial cells. Immunocytochemical study showed a positive reaction for vimentin, but a negative reaction for desmin and keratin. Staining for Factor VIII was positive only in the capillaries and endothelial cells. The cytodiagnosis was "mesenchymal tumor." Histopathologic study of the mastectomy specimen made the final diagnosis of hemangiopericytoma. While FNA cytology and immunocytochemistry cannot make a definitive diagnosis of this rare vascular tumor, they can be decisive in planning the surgical treatment, as in the present case.
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