Abstract: | Objective To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics of mucinous breast carcinoma (MuBC) and its relationship with prognosis, so as to provide reference for patients to make a personalized treatment plan. Methods The clinical and pathological data of 139 MuBC patients admitted to Yunnan Cancer Hospital from January 2008 to September 2021 were retrospectively collected. They were divided into pure mucinous breast carcinoma (PMuBC) group (n = 76) and mixed mucinous breast carcinoma (MMuBC) group (n = 63), and compared between two groups. COX proportional hazards regression model was used to determine the prognostic factors of MuBC.Kaplan-Meier and log-rank tests were used for survival analysis. Results The 10-year overall survival rate of PMuBC group was higher than that of MMuBC group (98.6% vs 83.7%, P = 0.019). The proportion of uninvolved lymph nodes (81.6% vs 47.6%, P < 0.001) in PMuBC group was higher than those in MMuBC group.COX multivariate analysis showed that tumor size was stage T1 (P = 0.005), tumor size was stage T2 (P = 0.006) and positive PR (P = 0.033) were prognostic protective factors. Lymph node involvement reached stage N3 (P = 0.052) and distant metastasis (P = 0.025) are prognostic risk factors. Conclusions Tumor size, lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis and PR status are independent prognostic factors for MuBC. Compared with MMuBC, PMuBC has lower lymph node metastasis rate, higher positive rate of PR and better prognosis. |