title: Apocrine carcinoma of the male breast: a case report of an exceptional tumor.
abstract: Apocrine carcinoma of the male breast is an exceptional malignant tumor. It does not have a particular clinical or radiological appearance, but it's microscopically characterized by the presence of granular cells and foamy cells representing over 90% of tumor cells. These cells express most of the time the GCDFP-15 and the androgen receptors. This tumor is a distinct molecular entity. In this observation, we report the case of a 70 year old man presenting apocrine carcinoma of the left breast diagnosed at the stage of lung metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University Hospital Hassan II of Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sekal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University Hospital Hassan II of Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Kaoutar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Znati
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University Hospital Hassan II of Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Taoufiq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harmouch
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University Hospital Hassan II of Fez, Morocco.
authors.forename: Afaf Amarti
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Riffi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Apocrine carcinoma; breast; man