Breast apocrine carcinoma
Breast apocrine carcinoma
Definition
An adenocarcinoma of the breast characterized by the presence of two intermingled cellular components: cells with abundant granular, eosinophilic cytoplasm, and cells with abundant cytoplasm containing fine empty vacuoles.
Also known as apocrine adenocarcinoma of breast, apocrine breast carcinoma, apocrine carcinoma of breast, apocrine carcinoma of the breast, breast apocrine adenocarcinoma, breast apocrine carcinoma — per MONDO
Also identified as
Affected Organs
| Organ | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Apocrine sweat gland | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Breast | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Breast | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Exocrine system | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Integumental system | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Skin of body | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Skin of body | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Sweat glands | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |