Abstract
A case of apocrine carcinoma of the breast is reported herein. Apocrine carcinoma is a rare tumor characteristically composed of large cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm. This case involves a 34-year old woman who underwent a modified radical mastectomy and is now doing well with no evidence of recurrence, 10 months after her surgery.
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Tsuchiya, A., Rokkaku, Y., Nihei, M. et al. Apocrine carcinoma of the breast —A case report. The Japanese Journal of Surgery 18, 714–717 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02471535
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