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Mucoepidermoid breast carcinoma

MedGen UID:
233721
•Concept ID:
C1334813
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Breast Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma; breast mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Mucoepidermoid Breast Carcinoma; mucoepidermoid breast carcinoma; Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Breast; mucoepidermoid carcinoma of breast; Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Breast; mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the breast
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003087

Definition

A carcinoma of the breast characterized by pools of mucin and islands of malignant squamous cells. Mucoepidermoid carcinomas of the breast are extremely rare. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMucoepidermoid breast carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Oncocytoid Salivary Tumors: Differential Diagnosis and Utility of Newly Described Immunohistochemistry.
Katabi N
Head Neck Pathol 2024 Mar 19;18(1):20. doi: 10.1007/s12105-024-01622-9. PMID: 38502259Free PMC Article
The Role of Molecular Testing in the Differential Diagnosis of Salivary Gland Carcinomas.
Skálová A, Stenman G, Simpson RHW, Hellquist H, Slouka D, Svoboda T, Bishop JA, Hunt JL, Nibu KI, Rinaldo A, Vander Poorten V, Devaney KO, Steiner P, Ferlito A
Am J Surg Pathol 2018 Feb;42(2):e11-e27. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000980. PMID: 29076877
Treatment and Prognosis of Rare Breast Cancers.
Terando AM, Agnese DM, Holmes DR
Ann Surg Oncol 2015 Oct;22(10):3225-9. Epub 2015 Aug 11 doi: 10.1245/s10434-015-4748-0. PMID: 26259751

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Diagnosis

A high-grade breast mucoepidermoid carcinoma without MAML2 rearrangement: A case report and literature review.
Wang L, Cheng D, Wang H, Cheng L, Zhang X
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 Feb 23;103(8):e37163. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037163. PMID: 38394503Free PMC Article

Prognosis

A high-grade breast mucoepidermoid carcinoma without MAML2 rearrangement: A case report and literature review.
Wang L, Cheng D, Wang H, Cheng L, Zhang X
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 Feb 23;103(8):e37163. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037163. PMID: 38394503Free PMC Article

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