Special type breast carcinoma: Sebaceous carcinoma of the breast; A case report and review of literature

Melissa Kyriakos Saad; Fatme Ghandour; George El Hachem; Fatmeh Ghandour-Hajj; Imad El Hajj; Elias Saikaly

doi:10.1111/tbj.13963

Special type breast carcinoma: Sebaceous carcinoma of the breast; A case report and review of literature

Breast J. 2020 Oct;26(10):2034-2037. doi: 10.1111/tbj.13963. Epub 2020 Jul 4.

Authors

Melissa Kyriakos Saad¹, Fatme Ghandour², George El Hachem³, Fatmeh Ghandour-Hajj², Imad El Hajj¹, Elias Saikaly¹

Affiliations

¹ General Surgery Department, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon.
² Pathology Department, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon.
³ Hematology and Oncology Department, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon.

PMID: 32623776
DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13963

Abstract

Sebaceous carcinoma of the breast is an extremely rare tumor. To the best of our knowledge only 15 cases have been reported in literature. Herein, we report a case of sebaceous carcinoma of the breast and describe the histopathologic features of sebaceous carcinoma of the breast in an elderly female.

Keywords: breast cancer; sebaceous carcinoma; sebaceous carcinoma of breast.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous* / diagnostic imaging
Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous* / surgery
Aged
Breast Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms* / surgery