Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Breast in a Patient with HIV : A Case Report

Abstract

A 70-year-old woman receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection presented at our clinic after she noticed a 1-cm mass in her left breast. A palpable tumor was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma with fine needle biopsy, but imaging revealed that the main lesion was surrounded by multiple tumors. We performed a left total mastectomy. Histopathology of the surgical specimen revealed an invasive squamous cell carcinoma surrounded by multiple ductal adenomas. There are few reports of neoplastic lesions in the breasts of patients with HIV. We report an illustrative case and discuss our findings in light of recent reports.