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Breast mucinous carcinoma

MedGen UID:
235337
•Concept ID:
C1334807
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: breast invasive mixed mucinous carcinoma; Breast Mucinous Carcinoma; breast mucinous carcinoma; Colloid Breast Carcinoma; colloid breast carcinoma; Colloid Carcinoma of Breast; colloid carcinoma of breast; Colloid Carcinoma of the Breast; colloid carcinoma of the breast; Infiltrating Colloid Breast Carcinoma; infiltrating colloid breast carcinoma; Infiltrating Mucinous Breast Carcinoma; infiltrating mucinous breast carcinoma; Invasive Colloid Breast Carcinoma; invasive colloid breast carcinoma; Invasive Mucinous Breast Carcinoma; invasive mucinous breast carcinoma; mucinous breast cancer; Mucinous Breast Carcinoma; mucinous breast carcinoma; Mucinous carcinoma of breast; Mucinous Carcinoma of Breast; mucinous carcinoma of breast; Mucinous Carcinoma of the Breast; mucinous carcinoma of the breast
SNOMED CT: Mucinous carcinoma of breast (444712000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002707

Definition

An invasive adenocarcinoma of the breast characterized by the presence of islands of small and uniform cells, surrounded by large amounts of mucin. Pure mucinous breast carcinomas generally have a favorable prognosis. [from NCI]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBreast mucinous carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Differential diagnosis of breast mucinous carcinoma with an oval shape from fibroadenoma based on ultrasonographic features.
Wang H, Hu Y, Tan C, Gu R, Li Y, Jin L, Jiang X, Mei J, Liu Q, Gong C
BMC Womens Health 2024 Feb 3;24(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12905-024-02910-w. PMID: 38310239Free PMC Article
Pure and Mixed Mucinous Carcinoma of the Breast: A Comparison of Clinical Outcomes and Treatment Results.
Skotnicki P, Sas-Korczynska B, Strzepek L, Jakubowicz J, Blecharz P, Reinfuss M, Walasek T
Breast J 2016 Sep;22(5):529-34. Epub 2016 Jun 4 doi: 10.1111/tbj.12621. PMID: 27261206

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Differential diagnosis of breast mucinous carcinoma with an oval shape from fibroadenoma based on ultrasonographic features.
Wang H, Hu Y, Tan C, Gu R, Li Y, Jin L, Jiang X, Mei J, Liu Q, Gong C
BMC Womens Health 2024 Feb 3;24(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12905-024-02910-w. PMID: 38310239Free PMC Article
A novel nomogram and risk classification system for predicting lymph node metastasis of breast mucinous carcinoma: A SEER-based study.
Wu SL, Gai JD, Yu XM, Mao X, Jin F
Cancer Med 2022 Dec;11(24):4767-4783. Epub 2022 May 22 doi: 10.1002/cam4.4804. PMID: 35599552Free PMC Article
Clinicopathological and genomic features of breast mucinous carcinoma.
Lu K, Wang X, Zhang W, Ye H, Lao L, Zhou X, Yao S, Lv F
Breast 2020 Oct;53:130-137. Epub 2020 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2020.07.010. PMID: 32781417Free PMC Article
Mucinous carcinoma with micropapillary features is morphologically, clinically and genetically distinct from pure mucinous carcinoma of breast.
Sun P, Zhong Z, Lu Q, Li M, Chao X, Chen D, Hu W, Luo R, He J
Mod Pathol 2020 Oct;33(10):1945-1960. Epub 2020 May 1 doi: 10.1038/s41379-020-0554-8. PMID: 32358590
Occurrence of Breast Mucinous Carcinoma After Autologous Fat Grating for Breast Augmentation.
Cheng L, Han XF, Zhang C, Lv LL, Li FC
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2016 Feb;40(1):102-5. Epub 2015 Dec 31 doi: 10.1007/s00266-015-0605-6. PMID: 26721250

Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of breast mucinous carcinoma with an oval shape from fibroadenoma based on ultrasonographic features.
Wang H, Hu Y, Tan C, Gu R, Li Y, Jin L, Jiang X, Mei J, Liu Q, Gong C
BMC Womens Health 2024 Feb 3;24(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12905-024-02910-w. PMID: 38310239Free PMC Article
Primary Mucinous Carcinoma of Skin: A Rare Cutaneous Neoplasm. Clinicopathologic Features, Differential Diagnoses, and Review of Literature.
Tinguria M
Am J Dermatopathol 2024 Feb 1;46(2):114-120. Epub 2023 Dec 6 doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002591. PMID: 38055969
Clinicopathological and genomic features of breast mucinous carcinoma.
Lu K, Wang X, Zhang W, Ye H, Lao L, Zhou X, Yao S, Lv F
Breast 2020 Oct;53:130-137. Epub 2020 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2020.07.010. PMID: 32781417Free PMC Article
Mucinous breast carcinoma metastatic to thyroid gland: Report of a case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology.
Wang M, Liu X, Wei B, Liu N, Li Q, Su X
Diagn Cytopathol 2020 May;48(5):475-478. Epub 2020 Feb 17 doi: 10.1002/dc.24396. PMID: 32065477
Mucinous breast carcinoma with myoepithelial-like spindle cells.
Miyake Y, Hirokawa M, Norimatsu Y, Kanahara T, Monobe Y, Ohno S, Miyamoto T, Yakushiji H, Sakaguchi T, Aratake Y, Ohno E
Diagn Cytopathol 2009 Jun;37(6):393-6. doi: 10.1002/dc.20983. PMID: 19263486

Therapy

Erysipelas on surgical scar: a case report.
Korbi A, Hajji A, Dahmani H, Ennaceur F, Bergaoui H, Hajjaji A, Faleh R
Pan Afr Med J 2020;35:30. Epub 2020 Feb 7 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.35.30.17551. PMID: 32499847Free PMC Article
Occurrence of Breast Mucinous Carcinoma After Autologous Fat Grating for Breast Augmentation.
Cheng L, Han XF, Zhang C, Lv LL, Li FC
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2016 Feb;40(1):102-5. Epub 2015 Dec 31 doi: 10.1007/s00266-015-0605-6. PMID: 26721250

Prognosis

A novel nomogram and risk classification system for predicting lymph node metastasis of breast mucinous carcinoma: A SEER-based study.
Wu SL, Gai JD, Yu XM, Mao X, Jin F
Cancer Med 2022 Dec;11(24):4767-4783. Epub 2022 May 22 doi: 10.1002/cam4.4804. PMID: 35599552Free PMC Article
Mucinous carcinoma with micropapillary features is morphologically, clinically and genetically distinct from pure mucinous carcinoma of breast.
Sun P, Zhong Z, Lu Q, Li M, Chao X, Chen D, Hu W, Luo R, He J
Mod Pathol 2020 Oct;33(10):1945-1960. Epub 2020 May 1 doi: 10.1038/s41379-020-0554-8. PMID: 32358590
Mucinous breast carcinoma metastatic to thyroid gland: Report of a case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology.
Wang M, Liu X, Wei B, Liu N, Li Q, Su X
Diagn Cytopathol 2020 May;48(5):475-478. Epub 2020 Feb 17 doi: 10.1002/dc.24396. PMID: 32065477

Clinical prediction guides

A novel nomogram and risk classification system for predicting lymph node metastasis of breast mucinous carcinoma: A SEER-based study.
Wu SL, Gai JD, Yu XM, Mao X, Jin F
Cancer Med 2022 Dec;11(24):4767-4783. Epub 2022 May 22 doi: 10.1002/cam4.4804. PMID: 35599552Free PMC Article
Mucinous carcinoma with micropapillary features is morphologically, clinically and genetically distinct from pure mucinous carcinoma of breast.
Sun P, Zhong Z, Lu Q, Li M, Chao X, Chen D, Hu W, Luo R, He J
Mod Pathol 2020 Oct;33(10):1945-1960. Epub 2020 May 1 doi: 10.1038/s41379-020-0554-8. PMID: 32358590
Mucinous breast carcinoma with myoepithelial-like spindle cells.
Miyake Y, Hirokawa M, Norimatsu Y, Kanahara T, Monobe Y, Ohno S, Miyamoto T, Yakushiji H, Sakaguchi T, Aratake Y, Ohno E
Diagn Cytopathol 2009 Jun;37(6):393-6. doi: 10.1002/dc.20983. PMID: 19263486

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