title: Breast cancer in the young.
abstract: Breast cancer in the young is rare. Some cases can be treated with modest surgical intervention and prognosis is good. We present a report of a 17-year-old black girl with adenocarcinoma of the breast. In our case, the disease pursued a devastatingly rapid course in spite of treatment and the patient died within 6 months of diagnosis. The literature relating to clinical experience with various types of breast carcinoma seen in pre- and postpubertal patients is also reviewed. We conclude that this case, and certain other cases cited, demonstrates the need for a high index of suspicion and earlier and more aggressive intervention in young patients with axillary breast masses.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dugue
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bock
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Molho
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Cordice
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis