title: Apocrine carcinoma of the breast--a case report.
abstract: A case of apocrine carcinoma of the breast is reported herein. Apocrine carcinoma is a rare tumor characteristically composed of large cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm. This case involves a 34-year old woman who underwent a modified radical mastectomy and is now doing well with no evidence of recurrence, 10 months after her surgery.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Fukushima Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rokkaku
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nihei
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nomizu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans