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Case Report
Micropapillary carcinoma of the breast: A case report and review of the literature
1 Gynaecology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
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Article ID: 100037G06SR2024
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Rachida S, Cherkaoui A, Benhaddougua K, Zine M, Houssine B, Sakher M, Naima S. Micropapillary carcinoma of the breast: A case report and review of the literature. Edorium J Gynecol Obstet 2024;9(2):1– 4.ABSTRACT
Introduction: A rare entity accounting for less than 3% of all breast carcinomas. Its prognosis is poor due to the presence of vascular emboli and lymph node metastases. However, the micropapillary appearance is not an independent prognostic factor.
Case Report: We report the case of a 38-year-old female patient who presented with a mass of the left breast, the anatomopathology of which was in favor of an invasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC). The clinical and radiological presentations are characteristically non-specific: nests of tumor cells with irregular peripheral borders separated from the fibrocollagenous stroma by a clear space. There is no conjunctivo-vascular axis in the middle of the tumor cells. The mitotic index is generally high.
Conclusion: This type of carcinoma is characterised by an aggressive evolution and unfavourable prognosis, frequent alterations of chromosome 8 and a luminal B phenotype, and histologically.
Keywords: Breast, Micropapillary carcinoma, Rare entity
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Sabiri Rachida - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
A Cherkaoui - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
K Benhaddougua - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
M Zine - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Boufettal Houssine - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Mahdaoui Sakher - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Samouh Naima - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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