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'''Mucinous breast carcinoma''' is an uncommon form of breast cancer that has a good prognosis compared to the common [[ | {{ Infobox diagnosis | ||
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| Caption = Mucinous breast carcinoma. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
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| Micro = malignant mucin producing glands - where mucinous component must comprise >90% of the tumour, tumour cells should float in the mucin, glands typically have irregular edges, +/-vessels within the mucin pools | |||
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| LMDDx = other type of breast cancer with a mucinous component (very common), other [[mucinous tumours]] | |||
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| IHC = ER +ve, PR +ve, HER2 -ve | |||
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| Gross = pale, glistening, jelly-like appearance | |||
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| Site = [[breast]] - see ''[[invasive breast cancer]]'' | |||
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| Prevalence = uncommon | |||
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| Prognosis = good compared to usu. ductal carcinoma | |||
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| ClinDDx = other breast tumours | |||
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'''Mucinous breast carcinoma''' is an uncommon form of breast cancer that has a good prognosis compared to the common [[ductal carcioma of the breast|invasive ductal carcinoma]]. | |||
It is also known as '''mucinous carcinoma of the breast''', and '''colloid carcinoma of the breast'''. | It is also known as '''mucinous carcinoma of the breast''', and '''colloid carcinoma of the breast'''. | ||
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*The amount of mucinous component to call ''[[mucinous carcinoma]]'' varies by anatomical site. | *The amount of mucinous component to call ''[[mucinous carcinoma]]'' varies by anatomical site. | ||
*All mucinous lesions should be excised.<ref name=pmid12218567>{{Cite journal | last1 = Jacobs | first1 = TW. | last2 = Connolly | first2 = JL. | last3 = Schnitt | first3 = SJ. | title = Nonmalignant lesions in breast core needle biopsies: to excise or not to excise? | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 26 | issue = 9 | pages = 1095-110 | month = Sep | year = 2002 | doi = | PMID = 12218567 }}</ref> | *All mucinous lesions should be excised.<ref name=pmid12218567>{{Cite journal | last1 = Jacobs | first1 = TW. | last2 = Connolly | first2 = JL. | last3 = Schnitt | first3 = SJ. | title = Nonmalignant lesions in breast core needle biopsies: to excise or not to excise? | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 26 | issue = 9 | pages = 1095-110 | month = Sep | year = 2002 | doi = | PMID = 12218567 }}</ref> | ||
===Images=== | |||
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Image:Mucinous Breast Carcinoma (4685032847).jpg | MBC - high mag. (WC/Uthman) | |||
Image:Mucinous Breast Carcinoma (4685664022).jpg | MBC - low mag.j (WC/Uthman) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==IHC== | ==IHC== | ||