VOLUME 34 - NUMBER 4 - 2013

Secretory breast cancer. Case report


  • Lombardi A., Maggi S., Bersigotti L., Lazzarin G., Nuccetelli E., Amanti C.
  • Clinical practice, 125-127
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  • Secretory carcinoma of the breast is a rare tumor initially described in children but occurring equally in adult population. This unusual breast cancer subtype has a generally favorable prognosis, although several cases have been described in adults with increased aggressiveness and a risk of metastases. However, surgery is still considered the most appropriate treatment for this pathology. We describe the case of a 50 –year-old woman who has undergone a breast conservative surgery for a little tumor, preoperatively diagnosticated by a fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) as a well differentiated infiltrating carcinoma.

  • KEY WORDS: Juvenile/secretory breast cancer - Triple-negative carcinoma - Chemoresistance.