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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 21;14(7):e235488.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-235488.

Cystic hypersecretory ductal carcinoma (CHDC): a rare distinctive variant of ductal carcinoma

Ashley DiPasquale  1   2 , Lashan Peiris  2   3 , Svetlana Silverman  3   4
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Case Reports

Cystic hypersecretory ductal carcinoma (CHDC): a rare distinctive variant of ductal carcinoma

Ashley DiPasquale et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Cystic hypersecretory ductal carcinoma (CHDC) is a rare distinctive variant of ductal carcinoma that behaves in a low-grade fashion. This rare form of breast malignancy has only been reported a handful of times in the surgical literature. This article outlines the clinical presentation, workup and management of a 43-year-old woman who presented with a bilobed cystic mass of the right breast diagnosed as CHDC.

Keywords: breast cancer; breast surgery; pathology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
H&E staining of cystic hypersecretory ductal carcinoma: (A) ×1.25 magnification (B) ×10 magnification.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Immunohistochemistry staining of cystic hypersecretory ductal carcinoma: (A) p63 at ×2.5 magnification (B) SMM/p63 at ×5 magnification (C) panK/p63 at ×5 magnification (D) panK/p63 at ×10 magnification.
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