Solid Variant of Mammary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
- Author:
Ji Eun KWON
1
;
Yoon Hee LEE
;
Ju Yeon PYO
;
Sang Kyum KIM
;
Byeong Woo PARK
;
Woo Ick YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea. wiyang9660@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Carcinoma;
Adenoid cystic;
Breast
- MeSH:
Adenoids*;
Adult;
Breast;
Breast Neoplasms;
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic*;
Carcinoma, Ductal;
Female;
Humans;
Prognosis
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2007;41(6):424-426
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare type of breast carcinoma and this tumor makes up less than 0.1% of all mammary carcinomas; ACC is known to show a relatively favorable prognosis. Among a variety of microscopic growth patterns of mammary ACC, a solid variant is the rarest and this can cause diagnostic difficulties. We present here a case of a solid variant of mammary ACC that occurred in the right breast of a 40-year-old woman who was initially diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma. We discuss the histological and clinical characteristics of this case.
