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Case Reports
. 2016 Oct-Dec;5(4):868-870.
doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.201164.

An atypical presentation of infiltrating ductal carcinoma

Kunal Kishor Jha  1 , Suresh Kumar Gupta  2
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Case Reports

An atypical presentation of infiltrating ductal carcinoma

Kunal Kishor Jha et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2016 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

A 64-year-old African-American female presented with nonbloody nipple discharge. Clinical and cytological examination of the discharge was normal. The mammography suggested pleomorphic calcification in the left breast. A stereotactic biopsy showed ductal carcinoma in situ and her estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-neu receptor were negative. We removed the tumor tissue through lumpectomy and found that the mass was invasive ductal carcinoma. This case report highlights invasive ductal carcinoma, presenting with unilateral nipple discharge.

Keywords: Ductal carcinoma in situ; infiltrating ductal carcinoma; nipple discharge; screening.

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Mammography showed pleomorphic calcification in the left breast at 9 o’clock position
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Mammography showed pleomorphic calcification in the left breast at 9 o’clock position
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Biopsy of left breast mass showing ductal carcinoma in situ
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Axillary nodal uptake on lymphoscintigraphy
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Histopathology: The tumor cells are arranged in cords, nests and as individual cells confirming infiltrating ductal carcinoma
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