title: [A case of squamous cell carcinoma of the breast].
abstract: A case of squamous cell breast carcinoma is presented. The patient was 31-year old woman with a complaint of a right breast mass. The tumor was found to measure 7.0 x 8.0 cm without any inflammatory signs, and was associated with a bloody nipple discharge. Lymph-node metastases of the ipsilateral axillary and supraclavicular nodes were noted, and metastasis to the fifth lumbar vertebrae also was seen. Because of a diagnosis graded T4bN3M1, stage IV, an extended radical mastectomy was performed. Histologically, the major portion of this tumor consisted of a squamous cell carcinoma with a minimal component of adenocarcinoma and accompanying keratinization. The patient died of this cancer 5 months after the operation.
authors.affiliation: 1st Dept. of Surgery, School of Med., Kurume Univ.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edakuni
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakegawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans