Accessory breast poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with positive HER2 gene amplification: A case report

HTML  XML Download Download as PDF (Size: 222KB)  PP. 79-81  
DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2014.32019    2,950 Downloads   4,258 Views  Citations

ABSTRACT

Background: Primary poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the accessory breast is rare. We report such a case in a 56-year-old Malaysian woman of Indian ethnicity. Case Presentation: An axillary swelling measuring 5 × 5 cm on excisional biopsy revealed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with positive HER2 gene amplification. Conclusion: Overall prognosis is similar to that of a carcinoma of the normal breast, therefore early diagnosis is imperative to ascertain curable status and improve prognosis.

Share and Cite:

Balasingam, D. , Thangaratnam, R. and Kumar, J. (2014) Accessory breast poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with positive HER2 gene amplification: A case report. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 3, 79-81. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2014.32019.

Copyright © 2024 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc.

Creative Commons License

This work and the related PDF file are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.