Journal of Cytology & Histology

Faouzi El Mezni

Publications

• Case Report
  Secretory Carcinoma of the Breast in an Elderly Woman
  Author(s): Aïda Ayadi-kaddour, Rym Hamrouni, Dorra Zegal and Faouzi El MezniAïda Ayadi-kaddour, Rym Hamrouni, Dorra Zegal and Faouzi El Mezni
  
  Secretory carcinoma is a very rare and distinctive type of low-grade breast carcinoma, initially termed “juvenile breast cancer”, but it is now known to occur in adults of both sexes. It is the only epithelial tumor of the breast characterized by specific translocation. In adults, it is potentially more aggressive than in children. We report a case of an indolent breast tumor in a 66-years-old woman. The patient presented with a locally advanced mass in the right breast. She had radical mastectomy with axillary node dissection. Grossly, the mass was circumscribed, measured 50 × 35 mm, with a white glistening cut section. Microscopic examination revealed the classical features of secretory carcinoma with microcystic and solid patterns with abundant intra and extracellular PAS-positive secretory material. The tumor cells showed abundant amphophilic and clear cy.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7099.1000322

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