title: Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the breast is a rare neoplasm accounting for 0.1% of all breast carcinomas, and presenting most commonly as a painful breast mass. In contrast to the aggressive nature of ACC at other sites, ACC of the breast has a favorable prognosis, lymph node involvement or distant metastases seldom occur. Treatment is basically of simple mastectomy. Chemotherapy, radiation and hormonal treatment have been infrequently used and evaluated. We report a case of ACC of the breast managed with mastectomy and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Fairview Hospital, 18101 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH, USA. alaf73@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Alaa A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Muslimani
authors.forename: Manmeet S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ahluwalia
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Hamed A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Daw