Case Report: A Pathological Odyssey in Primary Cutaneous Apocrine Carcinoma [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] [PDF]
F1000Research, 2023 Apocrine carcinoma is an extremely rare malignant cutaneous neoplasm that usually arises in areas with a high density of apocrine glands. Diagnosis can be challenging as tumours share histological and immunophenotypic characteristics with them.
Dr. Suhit Naseri +3 more
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Primary cutaneous apocrine carcinoma in a 50-year old male
Human Pathology Reports, 2021 Primary cutaneous apocrine carcinoma (PCAC) is a rare apocrine neoplasm that is challenging to diagnose due to its histologic and immunophenotypic overlap with other tumors, most notably metastatic breast carcinoma, and also bladder carcinoma. We present
Matthew Crabtree +9 more
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Triple-negative apocrine carcinoma as a rare cause of a breast lump in a Syrian female: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2021 Background Apocrine carcinoma is a rare tumor that constitutes < 4% of all breast malignancies, characterized by the proliferation of large atypical cells with strictly defined borders, abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, large nuclei, and prominent ...
Sawsan Ismail +5 more
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Clinicopathological observation and initial exploration of characteristic biomarkers in breast apocrine carcinoma [PDF]
Journal of Translational MedicineObjective This study seeks to characterize the clinicopathological features of a cohort of breast apocrine carcinomas (AC) in the Chinese population, investigate their biological properties through immunohistochemistry and proteomics, and conduct a ...
Minmin Yu +7 more
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Possible role of anastrozole-induced hormonal alterations in pathogenesis of mammary apocrine carcinoma and follicular lymphoma: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground In postmenopausal women, aromatase inhibitors decrease estrogen levels and increase local dihydrotestosterone concentrations. In this case report, we describe interesting associations between aromatase-inhibitor-induced hormonal changes and ...
Yukiko Kitagawa +4 more
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Challenges in treating coexisting scrotal apocrine carcinoma and gastric cancer: insights from an elderly patient: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BMC GeriatricsBackground Apocrine carcinoma associated with Paget’s disease is a rare malignancy that typically manifests in elderly individuals, predominantly affecting the geriatric population. It commonly arises in regions rich in apocrine glands and often exhibits
Boyan Huang +9 more
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Primary Cutaneous Cribriform Apocrine Carcinoma. [PDF]
Am J Case Rep, 2021 BACKGROUND Primary cutaneous cribriform apocrine carcinoma is a histopathological variant of apocrine adenocarcinoma (AA) of the skin, which is a rare, low-grade malignancy. While low-grade in nature, cutaneous cribriform apocrine carcinoma can mimic a metastatic manifestation of a visceral or breast malignancy, and is important to distinguish as ...
Boettler M, Hickmann MA, Travers JB.
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Pregnancy Associated Invasive Apocrine Carcinoma of the Breast: Case Report from Ethiopia [PDF]
Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy, 2023 Haimanot Kasahun Alemu,1 Nazik Hammad,2 Mesfin Asefa Tola,3 Verna Vanderpuye4 1Department of Internal Medicine, Oncology Unit; Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Department of Medical Oncology, Queen’s University ...
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Case Report: Primary cutaneous apocrine carcinoma mimicking breast carcinoma - a rare diagnostic challenge [PDF]
Frontiers in OncologyBackgroundA 60-year-old male patient presented to a senological clinic with a left axillary tumor. The histomorphological characteristics were ambiguous, initially pointing to apocrine carcinoma of mammary origin.
Masih Kameh Khosh +7 more
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Primary apocrine carcinoma of an unusual site. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2017 Primary apocrine carcinoma is a rare malignancy most commonly occurring in apocrine dense areas like axilla. There are only about 200 cases reported to date. We report a case of primary apocrine carcinoma present at an unusual site, that is, the arm. A wide local excision of the mass was done and was diagnosed as apocrine carcinoma on histopathological
Gupta A, Gupta M, Mardi K, Gupta J.
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