Cystic carcinoma of the breast: a case report and review of the literature

Bensallam1*, S. Oumghar2, N. Eroui3, M. El omrani4, A. Khouchani.M5
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast is a rare neoplasm, accounting for only 0,1%of all
malignant breast tumors. The prognostic is better compared to other breast cancers.We report a
case of an adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast, diagnosed in a 64 year old women who consulted
for a nodule of the upper outer quadrant of the right breast associated with mastodynia. The tumor
was classified CT2N0M0. An excisional biopsy and extemporaneous histological study were
performed. The treatment was completed by a mastectomy with ipsilateral axillary lymph node
dissection. The histopathological and immunohistochemical study confirmed the diagnostic of
adenoid cystic carcinoma. An adjuvant external beam radiotherapy was delivered to the chest wall
at the dose of 50 gy. The patient is disease free after a follow up of 10 months.Breast adenoid cystic
carcinoma has a good prognosis. Because the rarity of this tumor, its treatment is not codified. The
aim of our study is to describe the epidemiological, clinicopathological characteristics, the
treatment and the prognostic of this rare type of breast tumor.
Keywords: Breast - Adenoid cysticcarcinoma – Treatment - Prognosis.