title: Secretory Carcinoma in a 79- Year-Old Woman: An Exceptionally Rare Type of Breast Carcinoma.
abstract: Secretory breast carcinoma is an exceptionally rare mammary gland neoplasia described mainly in adult females and children of both sexes, and very rarely in the elderly. It has particular histopathological and immunohistochemical features and a favorable prognosis. We report the case of a 79-year-old Hispanic woman with a palpable breast mass. Currently, the patient is disease free after a followup period of 6 years without local recurrence or axillary lymph-nodes nor distant metastases.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Service, Hospital Metropolitano , Quito.
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Montalvo
authors.affiliation: Pathology Service, Hospital Carlos Andrade Marin , Quito, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Posso
authors.affiliation: Pathology Service, Hospital Metropolitano , Quito.
authors.forename: Ligia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Redrobán
keywords: Elderly; Juvenile carcinoma; Secretory carcinoma