Signet-ring cell carcinoma of the breast: a case report.
Signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) can arise from virtually all organs. However, primary SRCC of the breast is very rare. Until 2003, SRCC was placed under 'mucin-producing carcinomas' and separated from other carcinomas by the World Health Organization (WHO). To date, only a few cases have been reported. A case of a 46-year-old woman with primary SRCC of the breast is presented in this report. The patient underwent a right modified radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection. Characteristic features and differential diagnosis of this tumor are discussed in the light of pertinent literature.
State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China.
Xing
X
Li
Yan-fen
YF
Feng
Wei-dong
WD
Wei
Peng
P
Liu
Ze-ming
ZM
Xie
Jin
J
Wang
Xiao-ming
XM
Xie
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed