title: Papillary carcinoma-in-situ of the breast presenting as a fungating lesion.
abstract: We report a case of papillary breast carcinoma-in-situ which presented as a fungating lesion. To our knowledge this is the first such case to be reported in the English language literature.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Surgery, Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Chisholm
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Theaker
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Royle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*