Mixed primary mucinous cystadenocarcinoma and invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma (MCA) mainly occurs in the ovary, pancreas, and appendix, whereas the breast is a rare primary site of occurrence. Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) is the most common breast malignancy. Only 31 cases of the breast MCA have been reported in the English literature, and the coexistence of MCA and IDC in the breast are rare.

Case description

Here, we describe a 61-year-old postmenopausal woman with no family history of breast cancer or other breast-related diseases, who presented with a palpable mass in her left breast lasting for 2 months. On ultrasonography examination, the tumor was a cystic-solid lesion with clear boundary. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a mass with low signal intensity on T1 weighted imaging and high signal int

SUBMITTER: Zuo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9834603 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature