Malignant Adenomyoepithelioma of the Breast Presenting as a Large Mass that Grew Slowly without Metastasis / 한국유방암학회지
Journal of Breast Cancer
;
: 219-222, 2009.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-166185
ABSTRACT
An adenomyoepithelioma (AME) is an uncommon neoplasm characterized by proliferation of both epithelial and myoepithelial cells in the salivary gland, skin, lung and breast. AMEs can recur, progress to malignancy and metastasize. A 68-year-old woman presented a large mass occupying her whole right breast. The mass had grown slowly for about 20 years and the preoperative biopsy of the mass was chondroid syringoma. The mass was completely resected and the postoperative biopsy revealed malignant AME with a negative resection margin. The patient didn't receive any adjuvant therapy and has been free of recurrence or metastasis up to now. We report herein a case of a malignant AME that was diagnosed in the largest breast mass reported to date. This mass grew slowly and without metastasis. Clinicians should consider this rare disease entity in the differential diagnosis of a breast mass and remember the importance of complete excision of this tumor.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Recurrence
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Salivary Glands
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Skin
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Biopsy
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Breast
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Amphotericin B
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Adenoma, Pleomorphic
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Rare Diseases
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Adenomyoepithelioma
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Breast Cancer
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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