Crystallizing galactocele: A rare case report and review of literature

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dc.contributor.authorVerma, Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorGaur, Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorAwasthi, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorBajaj, Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorMahajan, Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-19T05:55:12Z
dc.date.available2025-06-19T05:55:12Z
dc.date.issued2025-03
dc.description.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.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pathology, Panagarh Military Hospital, Chandipur, West Bengalen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pathology, Military Hospital, Jalandhar, Punjaben_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsINHS Dhanvantarien_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pathology, Panagarh Military Station, Chandipur, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationVerma N, Gaur N, Awasthi S, Bajaj V, Sharma S, Mahajan S. Crystallizing galactocele: A rare case report and review of literature. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 2025 Mar; 68(1): 198-200en_US
dc.identifier.issn0377-4929
dc.identifier.issn0974-5130
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/249952
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer - Medknowen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume68en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_278_23en_US
dc.subjectCrystallizing galactoceleen_US
dc.subjectcytologyen_US
dc.subjectFNACen_US
dc.titleCrystallizing galactocele: A rare case report and review of literatureen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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