Primary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Breast: A Case Report
Published: February 1, 2010 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2010/.623
KUMAR M*, LUBNA S**, VISHWANATH A***, BARGOTYA M****
*MD,Prof., Institute of Medical
Sciences,BHU,**MD,SSR,Institute of
MedicalSciences,BHU,***MBBS,JR,Institute of Medical Sciences,BHU,****MBBS,JR,
Institute of Medical Sciences,BHU
Correspondence
Dr.Lubna Sadaf,Department of
Pathology,Institute of Medical
Sciences,B.H.U.,Varanasi,email:mailtosadaf@yahoo.com ,Phone no. :09721351772
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast is a rare neoplasm accounting for 0.1% of all breast carcinomas and presenting most commonly as a painful breast mass. Adenoid cystic carcinomas of the breast have a favourable prognosis, as compared to the aggressive nature of the adenoid cystic carcinoma at other sites. The treatment for this is simple mastectomy. We present here, a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast in a 48 year old female who presented with pain in the subareolar region and was managed with modified radical mastectomy, with lymph node dissection.
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