A Case Report of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Breast– So Close Yet So Far from Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of breast is a rare tumour with a low malignant potential. Though negative for oestrogen (ER), progesterone (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2/neu), it is different from triple negative breast cancer (TNBC); ACC has an indolent course with a good p...

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Published inJournal of clinical and diagnostic research Vol. 9; no. 7; pp. XD01 - XD03
Main Authors Kumar, Barath Raj, Padmanabhan, Naveen, Bose, Gajasaraj, Paneer, Venkat
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Delhi, India JCDR Research and Publications (P) Limited 01.07.2015
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Oncology Section
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Summary:Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of breast is a rare tumour with a low malignant potential. Though negative for oestrogen (ER), progesterone (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2/neu), it is different from triple negative breast cancer (TNBC); ACC has an indolent course with a good prognosis.We present a case of a 40 year old premenopausal female initially diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) on core needle biopsy. She underwent breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and her final histopathological diagnosis was ACC. She subsequently underwent adjuvant external beam radiotherapy. The patient is on follow-up for more than a year with no recurrence till date.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2015/14283.6164