Abstract
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a very rare primary tumour of the breast. Until now only 17 cases have been described in the literature. Generally these malignancies have a good prognosis, especially if well differentiated. We report a case of low-grade which recurred as high-grade after 32 months. She also developed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma in the other breast 12 years after her initial treatment. At present the patient is well without any sign of disease for 156 months. A literature review of this rare entity is presented.
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
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Adenocarcinoma / surgery
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Biopsy, Needle
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Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
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Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
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Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / pathology*
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Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / therapy*
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Mastectomy, Segmental / methods
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology*
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery
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Neoplasm Staging
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Neoplasms, Second Primary / pathology*
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Neoplasms, Second Primary / surgery
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Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
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Treatment Outcome