Abstract | BACKGROUND: Secretory mammary carcinoma is a rare breast neoplasia originally described in children but sometimes also found in adults. It presents a more favourable outcome than more common histological types of breast carcinoma; published literature in fact reports only a few cases with axillary lymph node metastases and only four cases with distant metastases. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: CONCLUSION: After a careful analysis of reported data, we have come to the conclusion that the treatment of choice for patients with secretory breast carcinoma should be conservative surgery with sentinel lymph node biopsy, followed by accurate follow-up. We are of the opinion that while post-operative radiotherapy is indicated in adult patients who have undergone quadrantectomy, it should not be used in children. Although several cases of secretory carcinoma have been treated with adjuvant chemotherapy, there are still no reliable data regarding the real value of such a choice.
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Authors | Salvatore Vieni, Daniela Cabibi, Calogero Cipolla, Salvatore Fricano, Giuseppa Graceffa, Mario Adelfio Latteri |
Journal | World journal of surgical oncology
(World J Surg Oncol)
Vol. 4
Pg. 88
(Dec 06 2006)
ISSN: 1477-7819 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 17150092
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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