title: [A case of a non-invasive carcinoma of the breast with unusual clinicopathological appearance].
abstract: A rare case of a non-invasive carcinoma of the breast is reported. A 39-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of large breast lump (11.5 X 8.0 cm) and an abnormal nipple discharge. Mammography revealed widely dispersed microcalcifications and an echographic diagnosis indicated a fibrocystic disease. A cytologic examination of the nipple discharge showed malignant cells with a CEA level that was very high. The patient was treated with a standard radical mastectomy. Specimen mammography showed microcalcification in almost all sections. The histological examination, using serial sections, was seen to be consistent with a non-invasive ductal carcinoma. No lymph node or remote distant metastasis was found.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Osaka National Hospital.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takatsuka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inaji
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawahara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008408:Mastectomy; D014463:Ultrasonography