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LMJ-Lebanese Medical Journal. 2002; 50 (1-2): 70-73
in French
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast in a 62-year-old lady. This tumor is a rare histologic form of breast cancer, associated with a favorable prognosis, and a special clinical behavior. It is mainly diagnosed on morphological grounds, by identifying two populations of neoplastic basaloid myoepithelial and epithelial cells with extracellular deposits of eosinophilic basement membrane-like substance. Lymph node metastases are rare. Partial or simple mastectomy is an adequate treatment. Axillary lymph node dissection may not be necessary