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Tubular Carcinoma of the Breast: A Clinicopathological Analysis of Two Cases
Department of Pathology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
Department of Pathology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
Department of Pathology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
Department of Pathology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
- 1 Department of Pathology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
- 2 Department of Pathology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
- 3 Department of Pathology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
- 4 Department of Pathology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology·Volume 13 (2022)·Pages 499–506·Published 21 November 2022·DOI10.4236/abb.2022.1311034
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Abstract
Tubular Carcinoma (TC) of the breast, also known as tubular carcinoma or well-differentiated adenocarcinoma, is defined as a special type of breast cancer consisting of well-differentiated tubular structures with excellent prognosis by WHO (2019) pathological and genetic classification of breast neoplasms. Two cases of breast tubular carcinoma admitted to our hospital were reported. The relevant literature was reviewed and the clinical features, histological mor phology (microscopic features and differential diagnosis), molecular changes and clinical prognosis were summarized.
KeywordsTCClinical PathologyDifferential DiagnosisPrognosis
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