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Virchows Archiv
Published in: Virchows Archiv 1/2004

01-01-2004 | Original Article

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the breast

Authors: Luca Di Tommaso, Maria P. Foschini, Teresa Ragazzini, Elisabetta Magrini, Adele Fornelli, Ian O. Ellis, Vincenzo Eusebi

Published in: Virchows Archiv | Issue 1/2004

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Abstract

Five cases of mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the breast are reported. All patients were women ranging in age from 29 years to 80 years. As histological grading is one of the most important prognostic factors in breast invasive carcinomas, MEC was graded using the Auclair et al. [1] grading system specific for MEC of salivary glands and the Elston and Ellis [4] grading method, a widely employed grading system in breast cancer. It was found that the two different grading systems appear to be interchangeable in assessing the grade of MEC of the breast. Accordingly, three cases were regarded low grade (G. 1), one intermediate (G. 2) and one high grade (G. 3). The cases were studied with immunohistochemistry and were found to have the same keratin pattern shown by their salivary gland counterpart. It was found that there are more similarities than differences between MEC of the breast and of salivary glands.
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Metadata
Title
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the breast
Authors
Luca Di Tommaso
Maria P. Foschini
Teresa Ragazzini
Elisabetta Magrini
Adele Fornelli
Ian O. Ellis
Vincenzo Eusebi
Publication date
01-01-2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Virchows Archiv / Issue 1/2004
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-003-0923-y

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