Lactating breast abscess: a rare presentation of adenosquamous breast carcinoma
Singapore medical journal
;
: e247-9, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 33-year-old lactating woman who presented with a 10-cm breast abscess. Biopsy of the abscess wall revealed a poorly differentiated invasive ductal carcinoma. The patient had no family history of breast cancer or other risk factors for breast cancer. The disease was considered to be a large noninflammatory invasive breast cancer, for which the patient received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, breast-conserving surgery using axillary dissection (the patient did not consent to a mastectomy), and postoperative radiotherapy. Final histologic examination revealed a 4-cm, triple negative, high-grade adenosquamous carcinoma. At follow-up four years after surgery, the patient was doing well with no signs of recurrence. Adenosquamous carcinoma is an extremely rare disease that mainly presents in low-grade forms. High-grade forms are aggressive and frequently present with axillary involvement. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no report of adenosquamous carcinoma presenting as a breast abscess in the literature. The case we report highlights that, although rare, cancer should be considered in lactating breast abscesses.
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Asunto principal:
Radioterapia
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Cirugía General
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Neoplasias de la Mama
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Lactancia
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Factores de Riesgo
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Resultado del Tratamiento
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Carcinoma Ductal de Mama
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Carcinoma Adenoescamoso
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Diagnóstico
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Quimioterapia
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de etiología
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Singapore medical journal
Año:
2013
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Artículo
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