title: Axillary lymph node metastases in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast. A rare finding.
abstract: Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the breast is a rare malignant salivary-type neoplasm that has a good prognosis and represents less than 1% of all breast cancers. It is a triple negative carcinoma that presents as a painful mass. The mean age at the time of diagnosis is 50-60 years old. The solid variant of this type of tumour with basaloid features and presence of nodal metastases is very rare and considered to have a more aggressive clinical course. We present a case with presence of axillary lymph node metastases that was successfully treated with no evidence of recurrence one year after the diagnosis and review the literature.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spiliopoulos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mitsopoulos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaptanis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Halkias
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D059186:Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D035583:Rare Diseases; D016896:Treatment Outcome