title: Tubular carcinoma of the breast. Clinical and pathological observations concerning 135 cases.
abstract: Clinical and pathological features of 135 tubular carcinomas are discussed. Tumor size varied from 0.2 to 2.5 cm with a mean diameter of 0.9 cm. In situ carcinoma was found associated with tubular cancer in 86 cases (63.6%). In 82 of 86 (95.3%) it was of micropapillary/cribriform intraductal type. Twelve of 109 patients in whom axillary dissection was performed were found to have axillary metastases. Six patients (4%) developed recurrent or disseminated metastatic carcinoma during a mean follow-up period of 7.2 years. Two of these patients are dead of disease. Tubular carcinoma should be distinguished from microglandular adenosis, an uncommon form of sclerosing adenosis.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002293:Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local