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International Journal of Recent Trends in Science and Technology, ISSN 2277-2812 E-ISSN: 2249-8109

Volume 14, Issue 3, April 2015 pp 571-572

Case Report

Apocrine carcinoma of breast: a case report

G Meenakumari^1*, N Sharmila Thilagavathy², L Muthumani³

Professor and Head of Department of Pathology, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

Abstract
Apocrine carcinoma is a very rare form of breast malignancy with an incidence of less than 1% of female invasive breast carcinoma. We report a case of apocrine carcinoma in a 56 year old female and discuss the criteria to diagnose apocrine carcinoma including its distinct androgen receptor positivity making the patients with apocrine carcinoma eligible for targeted therapy.