Secretory carcinoma in a 79-year-old woman: An exceptionally rare type of breast carcinoma

Abstract

Secretory breast carcinoma is an exceptionally rare mammary gland neoplasia described mainly in adult females and children of both sexes, and very rarely in the elderly. It has particular histopathological and immunohistochemical features and a favorable prognosis. We report the case of a 79-year-old Hispanic woman with a palpable breast mass. Currently, the patient is disease free after a follow-up period of 6 years without local recurrence or axillary lymph-nodes nor distant metastases.