Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast and intraoperative electron radiotherapy: single case report and review of literature.
Future Oncol
; 18(7): 871-881, 2022 Mar.
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Plain language summary Breast cancer is a large group of tumors with different and specific features. Because of its variety, no univocal guidelines are available to medical doctors for the treatment of this disease, especially for the rarest presentations. This is the case for breast adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare tumor which accounts for less than 0.1% of all breast cancers and about which few instructions for its therapeutic approach or prognosis are described in the literature. This case report describes our experience using partial breast resection in combination with a specific protocol of intraoperative radiation for the treatment of an aggressive variant of breast adenoid cystic carcinoma. Good cosmetic results and no recurrence of the disease were shown, suggesting that a conservative approach could avoid unnecessary total breast resection as supported by some previous authors.
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Neoplasias de la Mama
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Carcinoma Adenoide Quístico
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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2022
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Article