Matrix-producing carcinoma of the breast: case report with radiographical and cytopathological features.
A case of matrix-producing carcinoma (MPC), which is a unique variant of breast cancer, is described with cytopathological and radiographical findings. A 75-year-old female presented with a palpable mass in her right breast. After confirmation of the cytopathological diagnosis, the patient received a right mastectomy with ipsilateral axillary lymph node dissection. The histopathological examination revealed MPC. The Union Internationalis Contra Cancrum postoperative clinical stage was IIB. The patient is well and without disease 18 months after the surgery.
Murata
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Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, JA Suzuka Hospital, Mie, Japan. zmurata@ztv.ne.jp
Ihara
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Kato
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Tanigawa
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Higashiguchi
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Imai
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Matsushita
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Nakayama
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Nakayama
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Shiraishi
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Moriya
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D000368:Aged; D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008408:Mastectomy; D008679:Metaplasia; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed