Solid papillary breast carcinoma arising in the male axilla: A case report
Solid papillary carcinoma is a rare type of breast cancer, with an estimated incidence of 1% of all breast cancer cases. In this case report, a 64 year old male presented with a painless axillary mass. Wide local excision and sentinel lymph node biopsy revealed solid papillary carcinoma. To our know...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666621920300156 |
| Summary: | Solid papillary carcinoma is a rare type of breast cancer, with an estimated incidence of 1% of all breast cancer cases. In this case report, a 64 year old male presented with a painless axillary mass. Wide local excision and sentinel lymph node biopsy revealed solid papillary carcinoma. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a solid papillary male breast cancer diagnosed from an axillary mass in the United States. We discuss solid papillary carcinoma of the breast and relevant literature. |
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| ISSN: | 2666-6219 |