Table 1.
Clinicopathologic analysis of breast primary mucinous cystadenocarcinoma
| Case | Age (years) | Size (mm) | DCIS | MCA in situ | Mucus spillover into stroma | lymphatic metastasis | ER | PR | HER2 | CK7 | CK20 | Follow-up | Relapse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 79 | 60 | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | + | - | DOD, 9 years | - |
| 2 | 54 | 190 | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 24 months | - |
| 3 | 67 | 23 | + | - | + | - | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 22 months | - |
| 4 | 49 | 85 | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 11 months | - |
| 5 | 61 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | NA | NA |
| 6 | 74 | 100 | + | - | + | - | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 24 months | - |
| 7 | 96 | 20 | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | + | - | DOD, 46 months | - |
| 8 | 65 | 30 | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | ANED, 8 months | - |
| 9 | 51 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NA | + | - | NA | NA |
| 10 | 52 | 100 | - | - | + | - | + | - | - | - | - | ANED, 24 months | - |
| 11 | 55 | 25 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 6 months | - |
| 12 | 61 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 6 months | - |
| 13 | 73 | 45 | + | - | + | - | - | - | + | + | - | NA | NA |
| 14 | 55 | 30 | + | - | + | - | - | - | - | + | - | NA | NA |
| 15 | 65 | 30 | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 6 months | - |
| 16 | 41 | 70 | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 24 months | - |
| 17 | 52 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 12 months | - |
| 18 | 59 | 9 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 3 months | - |
| 19 | 62 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 5 months | - |
| 20 | 55 | 20 | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | ANED, 10 months | - |
| 21 | 59 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 22 | 50 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 23 | 91 | 75 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | DOD, 14 months | - |
| 24 | 63 | 16 | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 48 months | - |
| 25 | 68 | 62 | + | - | + | - | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 3 months | - |
| 26 | 51 | 20 | + | - | + | ITC | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 8 years | + |
| 27 | 66 | 25 | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | + | - | ANED, 10 months | - |
MCA in situ, mucinous cystadenocarcinoma in situ; DOD, died of other diseases; ANED, alive with no evidence of disease; NA, not available; ITC, isolated tumor cells.