TITLE:
Accessory breast poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with positive HER2 gene amplification: A case report
AUTHORS:
Dinesh Francis Balasingam, Ramesh Thangaratnam, Joel Sateeish Kumar
KEYWORDS:
Accessory Breast; Breast Cancer; Accessory Breast Cancer; HER2 Gene
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.3 No.2,
February
8,
2014
ABSTRACT: Background: Primary
poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the accessory breast is rare. We
report such a case in a 56-year-old Malaysian woman of Indian ethnicity. Case Presentation:
An axillary swelling measuring 5 × 5 cm on excisional biopsy revealed a
poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with positive HER2 gene amplification. Conclusion: Overall prognosis is similar to that of a carcinoma of the normal breast, therefore early diagnosis
is imperative to ascertain curable status and improve prognosis.