Acinic cell carcinoma of breast : morphologic and immunohistochemical review of a rare breast cancer subtype

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Acinic cell carcinoma of breast is a rare subtype of triple-negative breast carcinoma and demonstrates extensive morphologic overlap with acinic cell carcinoma of the salivary gland. In this study, we perform a detailed morphologic and immunohistochemical description of 2 cases of this rare entity and undertake a comprehensive review of all reported cases of breast acinic cell carcinoma in the English language literature to date. One-third of reported cases of breast acinic cell carcinoma have been associated with the presence of a ductal carcinoma not otherwise specified component, which is frequently poorly differentiated. Breast acinic cell carcinoma can demonstrate focal morphologic features similar to microglandular adenosis; these areas are frequently negative for collagen IV and laminin on immunohistochemistry. The true relationship between these 2 entities remains unclear, but we advocate that microglandular adenosis-like areas at the periphery of a breast acinic cell carcinoma should be considered part of the carcinomatous process and re-excised if this process extends to the initial surgical margins.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

Human pathology - 51(2016) vom: 17. Mai, Seite 16-24

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Conlon, Niamh [VerfasserIn]
Sadri, Navid [VerfasserIn]
Corben, Adriana D [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Lee K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acinic cell carcinoma of breast
Case Reports
Immunohistochemistry
Journal Article
Molecular pathology
Morphology
Triple-negative breast cancer

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Date Completed 22.08.2016

Date Revised 19.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.humpath.2015.12.014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM259301140