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Case Reports
. 2022 Jun;72(6):343-348.
doi: 10.1111/pin.13227. Epub 2022 May 5.

Two cases of mammary acinic cell carcinomas with microglandular structures mimicking microglandular adenosis

Fang Yu  1   2 , Li Niu  1   2 , Bicheng Wang  1   2 , Wei Fan  1   2 , Jian Xu  1   2 , Qiongrong Chen  1   2
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Case Reports

Two cases of mammary acinic cell carcinomas with microglandular structures mimicking microglandular adenosis

Fang Yu et al. Pathol Int. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

Acinic cell carcinoma (AcCC) of breast is a rare subtype of triple-negative breast carcinoma demonstrating a wide morphologic spectrum. In this study, we perform a detailed morphologic and immunohistochemical description of two cases of the rare entity and review the published relative literature. Histologically, the two cases both showed predominantly microglandular and solid structures overlapping with the histological features of microglandular adenosis (MGA), and one case presented spindle cell metaplastic carcinoma with chondromyxoid matrix as a minor morphologic pattern. In two cases, most of the cancer cells were positive for lysozyme and antitrypsin strongly and extensively, but negative for estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), androgen receptors (AR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). The true relationship between breast AcCC and MGA or carcinoma arising in MGA(CAMGA) may remain unclear; re-excision is advised when the MGA-like content extends to the surgical margins in the setting of breast AcCC. More cases and further molecular investigations are required to elucidate the true histogenesis and give the patients appropriate treatment.

Keywords: acinic cell carcinoma of breast; immunohistochemistry; microglandular adenosis; morphology; triple-negative breast cancer.

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