Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Breast Presenting as Abscess-like Pus Discharging Mass; A Rare Tumour With Unusual Presentation Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of breast with unusual presentation

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Rakesh Kumar Gupta
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-1109
Mousmi Agrawal
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5105-8921
Ankita Simon
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1378-0626
RadhaKrishna Ramchandani
Department of General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6873-7805
Md Shifin Shajahan
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India

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Keywords

Mucoepidermoid, Breast cancer, High grade, Triple negative breast cancer

Abstract

Background: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) breast is a very rare triple negative breast cancer with relatively better overall prognosis. They have histomorphological and immunohistochemical features similar to the salivary gland MEC. Literature suggests that they also carry molecular characteristics similar to the salivary gland MEC.


Case Presentation: A 73-years-old woman presented with complaints of painful, foul smelling pus discharging mass in right breast. Patient underwent therapeutic incision and drainage along with diagnostic biopsy. On histopathology, diagnosis of MEC, high grade was made.


Conclusion: Primary MEC is a very rare triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) usually with much better survival outcome in comparison to other TNBCs. However, the index case had locally advanced disease with unique presentation leading to an alternative initial management.

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Gupta RK, Agrawal M, Simon A, Ramchandani R, Shajahan MS. Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Breast Presenting as Abscess-like Pus Discharging Mass; A Rare Tumour With Unusual Presentation: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of breast with unusual presentation. Arch Breast Cancer [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 24 [cited 2023 Jun. 6];10(2):200-4. Available from: https://archbreastcancer.com/index.php/abc/article/view/681
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