A Rare Case of Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma Breast in A Young Female with HER2neu Positivity

Authors

  • Shipra Verma Dept of Pathology, Command Hospital, Pune, India
  • Bhupesh Guleria Dept of Medicine, Command Hospital, Pune, India
  • Vrushali Raut Dept of Pathology, AFMC, Pune, India
  • S Anand Dept of Surgery Command Hospital, Pune, India
  • Prerna Guleria Command Hospital Southern Command
  • M S Tevatia Dept of Pathology, Command Hospital, Pune, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apalm.3248

Keywords:

Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma, adenomyoepithelioma, Her2

Abstract

Epithelial-myoepithelial tumors of breast are biphasic neoplasms, with dual participation of epithelial and myoepithelial components. It is a very rare tumor, common in elderly females. EMC breast resembles its salivary gland counterpart, which itself forms less than 1% of all salivary gland tumors. Herein, we report one such rare case of EMC breast in a young female with aberrant HER2 positivity, a feature not yet reported in literature.

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Published

01-11-2023

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Verma S, Guleria B, Raut V, Anand S, Guleria P, Tevatia MS. A Rare Case of Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma Breast in A Young Female with HER2neu Positivity. Ann of Pathol and Lab Med [Internet]. 2023 Nov. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 19];10(7):C72-77. Available from: https://pacificejournals.com/journal/index.php/apalm/article/view/3248

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