A case of invasive micropapillary carcinoma (impc), mucinous impc and mucinous carcinoma of the breast

Abstract

We report a case of invasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC), mucinous IMPC and mucinous carcinoma of the breast. A 67–year–old woman was seen at the hospital for a nodule on her right breast. The tumor was 15 mm in diameter and palpable in C area of the right breast. A fine needle aspiration biopsy cytology offered the most likely diagnosis of malignant tumor. We carried out a mammotome biopsy and diagnosed to be IMPC and mucinous carcinoma. A modified radical mastectomy with lymphadenectomy was performed. The pathological diagnosis after the operation was IMPC, mucinous IMPC and mucinous carcinoma, 10 × 12 mm. Following 4 courses of EC therapy and weekly TXL, the patient has been well without recurrence under treatment with anti–estrogen.