Intracystic Breast Carcinoma with Giant Axillary Metastasis: A Case Report

Abstract: Cystic breast disease is the most frequent cause of benign breast masses. While breast cysts are common, intracystic lesions, especially intracystic carcinomas, are rare. Furthermore, while breast carcinoma is the most common cancer in women, intracystic breast cancers are rare. Most intracystic breast carcinomas have been described as either papillary or medullary subtypes with infiltrating ductal carcinomas being much less common. The literature has shown their incidence to range from 0.3% to 7% of all breast carcinomas. We describe an interesting case of a premenopausal woman with a large cystic breast carcinoma and review the literature.