APOCRINE CARCINOMA OF BREAST- A RARE CASE REPORT
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 72
Abstract
BACKGROUND Apocrine carcinoma is a rare variant of breast carcinoma, accounting for ∼0.4% of invasive breast tumours. 1,2 The clinical profile of apocrine carcinoma is indistinguishable from infiltrative ductal carcinoma- no special type (IDC-NST). It is characterised by the distinct microscopic appearance of abundant eosinophilic granular cytoplasm and multiple prominent nucleoli3,4; and oestrogen/progesterone negative, androgen positive (ER-/PR-/AR+) receptor profile. 5
Authors and Affiliations
Utpala Uday, Mallikarjuna N Managi
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