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Malignant breast myoepithelioma

MedGen UID:
309375
•Concept ID:
C1518167
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Breast Malignant Myoepithelioma; breast malignant myoepithelioma; Breast Myoepithelial Carcinoma; breast myoepithelial carcinoma; Malignant Breast Myoepithelioma; malignant breast myoepithelioma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003990

Definition

An invasive malignant tumor that arises from the breast. It is characterized by the presence of spindle-shaped myoepithelial cells. Mitoses are present. Rarely, local recurrences and distant metastases have been reported. [from NCI]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMalignant breast myoepithelioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

CD10 and HHF35 actin in the differential diagnosis between Collagenous spherulosis and adenoid-cystic carcinoma of the breast.
Cabibi D, Giannone AG, Belmonte B, Aragona F, Aragona F
Pathol Res Pract 2012 Jul 15;208(7):405-9. Epub 2012 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2012.05.002. PMID: 22658481
Basal phenotype breast cancer: implications for treatment and prognosis.
Pazaiti A, Fentiman IS
Womens Health (Lond) 2011 Mar;7(2):181-202. doi: 10.2217/whe.11.5. PMID: 21410345
The role of immunohistochemistry in the differential diagnosis of breast lesions.
Moriya T, Kozuka Y, Kanomata N, Tse GM, Tan PH
Pathology 2009 Jan;41(1):68-76. doi: 10.1080/00313020802563544. PMID: 19089742

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Malignant breast myoepithelioma: A systematic review.
Huin M, Body G, Arbion F, Ouldamer L
J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2022 Dec;51(10):102481. Epub 2022 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2022.102481. PMID: 36208828

Recent systematic reviews

Malignant breast myoepithelioma: A systematic review.
Huin M, Body G, Arbion F, Ouldamer L
J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2022 Dec;51(10):102481. Epub 2022 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2022.102481. PMID: 36208828

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