Accessory breast poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with positive HER2 gene amplification: A case report

• 作者: Dinesh Francis Balasingam Joel Sateeish Kumar Ramesh Thangaratnam
• 来源期刊: 临床医学病理报告(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: ACCESSORY BREAST BREAST CANCER ACCESSORY BREAST CANCER HER2 Gene
• 年，卷（期）: 2014,（2）
• 页码范围: 79-81
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Background: Primary poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the accessory breast is rare. We report such a case in a 56-year-old Malaysian woman of Indian ethnicity. Case Presentation: An axillary swelling measuring 5 × 5 cm on excisional biopsy revealed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with positive HER2 gene amplification. Conclusion: Overall prognosis is similar to that of a carcinoma of the normal breast, therefore early diagnosis is imperative to ascertain curable status and improve prognosis.