1. A case of invasive papillary breast carcinoma: Fierce façade with favorable prognosis
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Giri M Punja, D Vani, Geetanjali S, and M Bharathi
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Oncology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Favorable prognosis ,lcsh:RC254-282 ,Breast cancer ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Carcinoma ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,p63 ,Unusual case ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,medicine.disease ,perimenopausal ,Invasive Papillary Breast Carcinoma ,Immunohistochemistry ,Radiology ,business ,Breast carcinoma ,invasive papillary carcinoma ,Mastectomy - Abstract
Invasive papillary carcinoma of the breast is a rare, distinct variant comprising approximately less than 1-2% of all newly diagnosed cases of breast carcinoma and is usually found in postmenopausal women with a more favorable prognosis. We report an unusual case in a 45-year-old perimenopausal female who came with a complaint of lump in right breast for duration of 1 year. A simple mastectomy was undertaken for histopathological study and immunohistochemistry (IHC) which showed characteristic features of an invasive papillary breast carcinoma. We present this case in view of its rarity and to highlight this clinicopathological subtype for its good prognosis and to avoid overtreatment.
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- 2015
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