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Malignant Adenomyoepithelioma of the Breast Presenting as a Large Mass that Grew Slowly without Metastasis

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: An adenomyoepithelioma (AME) is characterized by a biphasic proliferation of both epithelial and myoepithelial cells. AME has been reported to occur in breast, salivary gland, lung and skin.(1) An AME of the breast is a rare tumor and there are less than 200 such reported cases.(2, 3) Malignancy arising from AME of the breast is much rarer and only about 20 such cases have been reported in the literature.(3,4) Metastasis of an AME is unusual, but this has been reported even in benign cases.(5)The reported sizes of these tumors are most less than 5 cm. In this report, we describe a huge breast mass that was diagnosed as a malignant AME and was completely excised. CASE REPORT

Source: Journal of Breast Cancer

DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2009.12.3.219

Authors: So-young Choi, Joong Suck Kim, Sei Joong Kim, Yun Jeong Kim, Lucia Kim, Young Up Cho

Institutions: Inha University, Inha University Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Breast Lesions and Carcinomas

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $500