A Case Report of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Breast– So Close Yet So Far from Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Published: July 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6164
Barath Raj Kumar, Naveen Padmanabhan, Gajasaraj Bose, Venkat Paneer
1. Registrar, Department of Surgical Oncology, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai, India.
2. Registrar, Department of Surgical Oncology, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai, India.
3. Registrar, Department of Surgical Oncology, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai, India.
4. Consultant, Department of Surgical Oncology, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Barath Raj Kumar,
8, Balaji Street, Vivekananda Nagar Ext-3, Kolattur, Chennai-600099, India.
Email: Rajkumar2410@gmail.com
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of breast is a rare tumour with a low malignant potential. Though negative for oestrogen (ER), progesterone (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2/neu), it is different from triple negative breast cancer (TNBC); ACC has an indolent course with a good prognosis.We present a case of a 40 year old premenopausal female initially diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) on core needle biopsy. She underwent breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and her final histopathological diagnosis was ACC. She subsequently underwent adjuvant external beam radiotherapy. The patient is on follow-up for more than a year with no recurrence till date.
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