Juvenile carcinoma of the breast.
A case of secretory or juvenile carcinoma of the breast is reported in a 16 year old girl. A wide local excision was performed and no recurrence or lymph node metastases were detected at follow-up. This uncommon variety of breast tumor can also occur in adults. Most reports stress the low degree of malignancy with a slow rate of growth and a minimal risk of metastatic spread. Because of the limited number of cases reported, the initial treatment of choice is debatable. Consequently we suggest that the treatment of such a lesion should be individualized.
D000293:Adolescent; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy