Case Report

Primary Acinic Cell Carcinoma of the Breast: A Clinicopathological and Immunohistochemical Study

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of acinic cell carcinoma of the breast.

Nr.ReferencesAge  (years)GenderTumor size  (mm)LN metastasesOperationAdjuvant therapyFollow-up  (years)Recurrence

1Roncaroli et al. [1]42F301/18Bt + AxCT5
2Shimao et al. [2]23M48Bt + AxNot known2.8
3Damiani et al. [3]35F402/20Bt + AxCT1
4[3]63F50Not knownBCS4Local
5[3]55F20Not knownBCSNot knownNot known
6[3]64F330/8BCS + Ax1
7[3]80F20Not knownBCSHT1
8Schmitt et al. [4]79F450/23Bt + AxRT1.7
9Coyne and Dervan [5]49F202/11Bt + AxCT3Liver (died)
10Elster et al. [6]48F300/6BCS + AxCT + RTNot knownNot known
11Peintinger et al. [7]36F350/15BCS + AxCT + RT10Lung
12Tanahashi et al. [8]80F30Bt + SNNot known1.8
13Chang et al. [9]39F551/Not knownBCS + AxNot knownNot knownNot known
14Choh et al. [10]79F27BCS + SNRT0.8
15Present case41F250/1BCS + SNCT + RT3

Bt:  total mastectomy; BCS: breast-conserving surgery; Ax: axillary lymph nodes dissection; SN: sentinel lymph node biopsy; CT: chemotherapy; HT: hormone therapy; RT: radiotherapy.