TY - JOUR T1 - Crystallising galactocele of the breast: a rare cytological diagnosis JF - BMJ Case Reports JO - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2021-242888 VL - 14 IS - 5 SP - e242888 AU - Bharti Varshney AU - Jyotsna Naresh Bharti AU - Souvik Saha AU - Naveen Sharma Y1 - 2021/05/01 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/5/e242888.abstract N2 - Galactocele of the breast is a benign condition characterised by milk containing cystic lesions, usually present during pregnancy and lactation. The diagnosis of galactocele is difficult due to physiological changes which occur during pregnancy and lactation. Fine needle aspiration cytology proves to be a simple and minimally invasive procedure in diagnosing and treating this condition. Very rarely, long-standing galactoceles can show crystal formation on aspirate smears, termed as crystallising galactocele. Herein, we present this rare case of crystallising galactocele in a 26-year-old lactating woman. We are reporting this case because of its rarity, as less than 10 cases have been reported so far. ER -