Open AccessA Case Report of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Breast– So Close Yet So Far from Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Author(s) -
Barath Raj Kumar,
Naveen Padmanabhan,
Gajasaraj Bose,
Venkat Paneer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14283.6164
Subject(s) - medicine , adenoid cystic carcinoma , breast cancer , triple negative breast cancer , biopsy , ductal carcinoma , progesterone receptor , radiation therapy , oncology , cancer , carcinoma , estrogen receptor
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of breast is a rare tumour with a low malignant potential. Though negative for oestrogen (ER), progesterone (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2/neu), it is different from triple negative breast cancer (TNBC); ACC has an indolent course with a good prognosis.We present a case of a 40 year old premenopausal female initially diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) on core needle biopsy. She underwent breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and her final histopathological diagnosis was ACC. She subsequently underwent adjuvant external beam radiotherapy. The patient is on follow-up for more than a year with no recurrence till date.