Primitive Epidermoid Breast Carcinoma in Men. Case Presentation

Autor: Lidia Torres Aja, José Alberto Puerto Lorenzo
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Revista Finlay, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 191-196 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2221-2434
Popis: Primitive epidermoid carcinoma is considered the rarest breast tumor, with an incidence that represents only 0.04 to 0.075 % of all malignant tumors of this location. It is a variety of metaplastic carcinoma made up of keratinizing pavement cells. The case presented is a 65-year-old white male patient, resident in the Abreus municipality, Cienfuegos province who attended the province's mastology clinic for presenting a 5 cm tumor in the upper external quadrant of the right breast, two months in evolution. Exeresis of the tumor was performed and a report of the biopsy was received with the result of poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Currently the patient is followed in consultation and is free of metastases. Due to the unusual nature of the case, its publication is decided. This report is presented as the first male patient to undergo surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of the breast in the Cienfuegos province.
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