medullary breast carcinoma in a 17 year- old female (rare case report)

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sh taghipour zahir associate professor of clinical and surgical pathology ,shahid sadoughi university of medical sciences, yazd,iran

sm shiryazdi associate professor of general surgery ,shahid sadoughi university of medical sciences ,yazd,iranسازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید صدوقی یزد (shahid sadooghi university of medical sciences)

mr vahidfar assisstant professor of hematology and oncology ,shahid sadoughi university of medical sciences ,yazd, iranسازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید صدوقی یزد (shahid sadooghi university of medical sciences)

abstract

abstract background breast carcinoma is uncommon in women under 25 and very rare in less than 20 years old. only few cases of infiltrating breast carcinoma have been reported and among them there was no report of medullary subtype. the purpose of this report is to determine clinical, histopathological and sonographic findings of large mass in breast of young female patient that diagnosed as medullary carcinoma. case presentation a 17 year-old female with large mass in her right breast was referred to our clinic. in clinical examination the mass had a fleshy to firm consistency and the borders were not infiltrative. ultrasonography findings were highly suggested for fibroadenoma. histopathological examination demonstrated infiltrating breast carcinoma with medullary feature. conclusion although breast carcinoma is very rare in patients under twenty years old, in this age group a differential diagnosis with fibroadenoma should be considered.

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iranian journal of pediatric hematology and oncology

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