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Matrix-producing carcinoma of the breast: Case report with radiographical and cytopathological features |
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| Authors: | Tetsuya Murata Shinji Ihara Hiroya Kato Kenji Tanigawa Takashi Higashiguchi Takazumi Imai Tom Matsushita Kazuyoshi Nakamura Tsuyoshi Nakayama Taizo Shiraishi Takuya Moriya |
| Affiliation: | Departments of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, JA Suzuka Hospital, Suzuka;Departments of Surgery, JA Suzuka Hospital, Suzuka;Departments of Radiology, JA Suzuka Hospital, Suzuka;Department of Pathology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu;Department of Pathology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan |
| Abstract: | A case of matrix-producing carcinoma (MPC), which is a unique variant of breast cancer, is described with cytopathological and radiographical findings. A 75-year-old female presented with a palpable mass in her right breast. After confirmation of the cytopathological diagnosis, the patient received a right mastectomy with ipsilateral axillary lymph node dissection. The histopathological examination revealed MPC. The Union Internationalis Contra Cancrum postoperative clinical stage was IIB. The patient is well and without disease 18 months after the surgery. |
| Keywords: | aspiration cytology breast cancer matrix-producing carcinoma metaplastic carcinoma |