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Case Reports
. 2010 May 27:8:44.
doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-8-44.

Adenosquamous carcinoma of breast in a 19 years old woman: a case report

Amit Agrawal  1 , Shopon Saha, Ian O Ellis, Alache M Bello
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Case Reports

Adenosquamous carcinoma of breast in a 19 years old woman: a case report

Amit Agrawal et al. World J Surg Oncol. .

Abstract

Background: Adenosquamous carcinoma of the breast is a rare form of metaplastic breast carcinoma. We report such a case in a 19 years old female.

Case presentation: Case notes and histopathology were reviewed. Adenosquamous carcinoma was diagnosed on wide local excision and patient underwent skin-sparing mastectomy with Latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction.

Conclusions: Adenosquamous carcinoma of the breast is a rare form of metaplastic breast carcinoma. Data on correct management, follow-up and prognosis are very limited but given the high potential for local recurrence, aggressive surgery may be the only option.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Sclerosing lesion with central fibrosis and radiating parenchyma. A low magnification (×20) view of the lesion. It has the characteristics of a sclerosing lesion with central fibrosis, entrapped parenchyma and radiating islands of tissue rich in parenchymal structures.
Figure 2
Figure 2
View of one of the radiating arms of the lesion. A view (×20) of one of the radiating arms of the lesion showing parenchymal tissue separated by a diagonal band of infiltrative cellular stromal tissue containing small ductal like structures.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Infiltrative but bland stromal tissue with ductal and epithelial structure. A high magnification view (×40) of the infiltrative but bland cellular stromal tissue, along with the accompanying ductal and small epithelial structures. This combination of components is typical of low grade metaplastic adenocarcinoma.
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