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Case Reports
. 2021 Feb 5;100(5):e24461.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000024461.

Malignant adenomyoepithelioma of the breast: A case report

Zhihao Zhang  1 , Yueyuan Wang  1 , Xiao Xie  1 , Jingyu Peng  1 , Jinghui Hong  1 , Lirong Bi  2 , Ming Yang  1
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Case Reports

Malignant adenomyoepithelioma of the breast: A case report

Zhihao Zhang et al. Medicine (Baltimore). .

Abstract

Rationale: Adenomyoepithelioma (AME) is a rare biphasic tumor consisting of epithelial and Myoepithelial cell. Most of the AME is benign, and only a few will progress to malignancy, Here, we report a case of low-grade malignant adenomyoepithelioma, and review the related literature, in a bid to investigate its clinical and pathological features and thus, enhance our understanding of this tumor.

Patient concerns: A 64-year-old woman visited our hospital with a 1-year history of a painless mass in her left breast. Physical examination revealed a palpable painless mass, measuring approximately 4.5 cm, in the left breast.

Diagnosis: Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of malignant adenomyoepithelioma.

Interventions: The patient underwent local excision of the mass, with frozen section analysis revealing ductal carcinoma in situ. Mastectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy were then performed.

Outcomes: We conducted a one-year follow-up, and relapse was not observed.

Lessons: Treatment of AME remains controversial owing to the lack of high volume data and absence of prospective studies. Simple mastectomy is an acceptable treatment of this tumor.

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Conflict of interest statement

The funding/conflict of interest information is: Department of Science and Technology of Jilin Province (3D5204177428).

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Mammography scan showing a 40 × 40 mm nodule with unclear margins and no calcification observed within the mass.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A, Immunohistochemical staining of the resected tissue. Positive calponin staining in myoepithelial cells (200 × magnification). B, Immunohistochemical staining of the resected tissue. Myoepithelial cells were very strongly positive for cytokeratin-5 (CK5) (100 × magnification). C, Immunohistochemical staining of the resected tissue. Nuclear P63 staining in the myoepithelial component confirmed differentiation of the myoepithelium (100 × magnification).
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