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- Title
Secretory breast carcinoma: A report of three cases and a review of the literature.
- Authors
SEUNG GEUN LEE; SEUNG PIL JUNG; HYE YOON LEE; SINILL KIM; HOON YUB KIM; INSUN KIM; JEOUNG WON BAE
- Abstract
Secretory breast carcinoma is a very rare and distinct subtype of breast cancer, characterized by the presence of intracellular and extracellular secretory material. Secretory breast carcinoma has a good clinical outcome and systemic involvement is rare. The majority of studies of this tumor have been case reports or separate analyses, and due to the rarity of these tumors, it has been difficult to fully elucidate their characteristics and define optimal treatment strategies. To add to the current knowledge of secretory breast carcinoma, the present study reports three cases of secretory breast carcinoma in patients of different ages, and with different hormone receptor statuses and treatment methods. The present study identified that each patient with secretory breast carcinoma may present with different symptoms and clinical characteristics. Therefore, therapeutic options should be selected based on the overall status of the patient and the characteristics of this rare disease.
- Subjects
BREAST cancer patients; BREAST cancer treatment; BREAST cancer; HEALTH outcome assessment; HORMONE receptors; BREAST cancer prognosis; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Oncology Letters, 2014, Vol 8, Issue 2, p683
- ISSN
1792-1074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3892/ol.2014.2213