Intracystic Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Breast: A Challenging Diagnosis

  • Ramos V
  • Fraga J
  • Simões T
  • et al.
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Abstract

We report a case of a 36-year-old woman that presented with a painful mass in the outer quadrants of the left breast that had grown rapidly. Physical examination revealed a well circumscribed elastic mass and breast ultrasound showed a cyst measuring 26 mm with vegetation growing on the inner wall. Microscopic evaluation, after fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), suggested benign lesion. Tumorectomy was performed and the final diagnosis was a pure squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the breast. A simple mastectomy with sentinel node biopsy was performed. The histological study of the specimen revealed residual SCC and the sentinel lymph node was negative. The patient received 6 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy and adjuvant radiotherapy. Four years later, the patient is free of disease.

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Ramos, V., Fraga, J., Simões, T., & Figueiredo Dias, M. (2016). Intracystic Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Breast: A Challenging Diagnosis. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6081634

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