Apocrine carcinoma of the breast--a case report.
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.
Tsuchiya
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Second Department of Surgery, Fukushima Medical College, Japan.
Rokkaku
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Y
Nihei
M
M
Nomizu
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T
Abe
R
R
D000328:Adult; D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans