Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast in a 14-year-old girl

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    Abstract

    Breast cancer is rare in children and adolescents. In particular, there are very few cases of invasive ductal carcinoma in childhood. We report a case of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast in a 14-year-old girl presenting as a palpable mass. While the tumor demonstrated a relatively benign appearance on ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging revealed typical malignant features. Several polymorphisms of single nucleotide variation were observed on gene analysis. The patient underwent breast conserving surgery and received subsequent concurrent chemo-radiation therapy. An awareness that ductal carcinoma of the breast rarely occurs in children is important to detect early stage breast cancer.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1446-1449
    Number of pages4
    JournalPediatric Radiology
    Volume44
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 21 Oct 2014

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    Keywords

    • Breast neoplasms
    • Child
    • Magnetic resonance imaging
    • Positron-emission tomography
    • Ultrasonography

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