Microscopic carcinoma of the breast--report of a case.
Microscopic cancer is extremely rare even among "occult breast cancers". We treated a 70 year old woman with complaints of serosanguineous nipple discharge which yielded cytologically Class V cancer cells. Microdochectomy was performed and intraductal carcinoma was verified histologically in serially cut sections. Following a simple mastectomy, she has been well with no evidence of recurrence or metastasis, at this time.
D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000166:cytology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009558:Nipples