A Rarely Seen Breast Tumor: Looking Over the Literature Related to Intracystic Papillary Carcinoma

Intracystic papillary carcinoma of the breast is a rarely seen tumor. It is often classified as a variant of in situ ductal carcinoma. Intracystic papillary carcinoma is slow growing and usually surrounded and limited by fibrosis capsule. Presently described is case of a 51-year-old postmenopausal p...

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Published inTürk onkoloji dergisi Vol. 31; no. 4
Main Author KARACA, Feryal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Istanbul Kare Publishing 01.01.2016
Subjects
Biopsy
Breast cancer
Cancer therapies
Case reports
Chemotherapy
Cysts
Cytokeratin
Dissection
Endocrine therapy
Lymphatic system
Mammals
Mastectomy
Medical diagnosis
Metastasis
Pathology
Patients
Radiation therapy
Smooth muscle
Stains & staining
Tumors
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Summary:Intracystic papillary carcinoma of the breast is a rarely seen tumor. It is often classified as a variant of in situ ductal carcinoma. Intracystic papillary carcinoma is slow growing and usually surrounded and limited by fibrosis capsule. Presently described is case of a 51-year-old postmenopausal patient. She felt a tumor in her left breast, and after examination, it was diagnosed as intracystic papillary carcinoma. Following adjuvant chemotherapy breast excision, and axillar dissection, patient was given curative external radiotherapy and hormonal treatment. As result of 40-month follow-up, the patient was evaluated as having local recurrence and no distant metastases. Follow-up and treatment protocols should be observed on case-by-case basis.
ISSN:1300-7467
2717-8978
DOI:10.5505/tjo.2017.1538