A rare case of secretory breast carcinoma in a male adult with axillary lymph node metastasis.

Abstract

Secretory breast carcinoma is a rare tumor originally described in children but occurring equally in adult population, especially in women. This unusual subtype has a generally favorable prognosis, although several cases have been described in adults with increased aggressiveness and a risk of metastases even death. So far, merely ten cases of secretory breast carcinoma with metastatic axillary lymph node in male were reported. Here, we describe the eleventh case, a 24-years-old male who presented with a painless mass in the right breast was diagnosed to be "secretary breast carcinoma", and subsequently underwent modified radical mastectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy.

• Authors: Jinhua Ding, Li Jiang, Yongli Gan, Weizhu Wu
• Journal: International journal of clinical and experimental pathology (Int J Clin Exp Pathol) Vol. 8 Issue 3 Pg. 3322-7 ( 2015) ISSN: 1936-2625 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 26045861 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Biomarkers, Tumor

Topics

• Axilla
• Biomarkers, Tumor (analysis)
• Biopsy
• Breast Neoplasms (chemistry, pathology, therapy)
• Breast Neoplasms, Male (chemistry, pathology, therapy)
• Carcinoma (chemistry, secondary, therapy)
• Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
• Humans
• Immunohistochemistry
• Lymphatic Metastasis
• Male
• Mastectomy, Modified Radical
• Treatment Outcome
• Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms (chemistry, pathology, therapy)
• Ultrasonography, Mammary
• Young Adult