| Literature DB >> 26266132 |
Kavita Gupta1, Swati Sharma2, Ranjini Kudva3, Sandeep Kumar4.
Abstract
Mucinous carcinoma is a less common histologic variant of breast cancer. Cases of mucinous carcinomas in male breast are extremely rare. Here, we describe a case of mixed mucinous carcinoma i.e. mucinous carcinoma with infiltrating ductal carcinoma component and showing apocrine differentiation in a 73-year-old man. This uncommon tumour entity has dismal prognosis and treatment depends largely on the tumour type, size, lymph node involvement and hormonal status.Entities:
Keywords: Apocrine differentiation; Infiltrating ductal carcinoma; Male breast cancer; Mucinous carcinoma
Year: 2015 PMID: 26266132 PMCID: PMC4525521 DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/12209.6090
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Diagn Res ISSN: 0973-709X